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Formatting in export to excel using binary excel file
SA-14669
Summary
On exporting the page list to excel, the formats (DATE and integer) are exporting with different formats (DATETIME and decimal) for date and currency fields.
Error Messages
Not Applicable
Steps to Reproduce
1. Create an activity with MSOGenerateExcelFile step with an excel template.
2. After downloading the excel sheet, check the date/interger values.
Root Cause
The activity, MSOGenerateExcelFile, does not support the functionality that you are attempting to use. The issue is that the values are stored as text on the clipboard, which causes excel to override any formatting specified in the template.
Resolution
Use viewexceldata activity (instead of MSOGenerateExcelFile) with HTML stream to get the desired formatting styles in downloaded excel sheet.
Published October 12, 2015 - Updated October 8, 2020
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