Many a times, we need to import data from excel into PRPC
data structures. There are quite a few ways to do so, here I am describing an
OOTB internal activity to import data from Excel (XSLX) into PRPC clipboard.
As a pre requisite we need a template excel file uploaded as
Rule-File-Binary. Later this template
file is used to interpret the uploaded spread sheets values and map into
appropriate clipboard structures. Always have the first row as heading, and
second row should have following syntax
{.PageListName().PropertyName input}
Next write an activity, to get the file location of the
uploaded excel file (use FileUpload control to upload the excel sheet), and
then call OOTB internal activity named MSOParseExcelFile. This activity takes
two mandatory properties, first is the location and name of the uploaded excel
file, second is the name of the template file.
With this MSOParseExcelFile would map the contents of the
excel file in to appropriate clip board structures.
Here is a scenario illustrating the same
Scenario: Upload Employee Details (Name, ID, Manager, Age)
from an excel file
Step1: Create
Template File and upload it is Rule-File-Binary
Step 2: Write an
activity to call MSOParseExcelFile
Param Supplied:
FSFFileName :
Name and Location of the uploaded excel file.
TemplateRFB: Name
of the uploaded binary file, it should follow <Directory name>!<Rule
Name>!<extension>
Step 3: Run the
activity to check results
Hope the above article is covers most of the required stuff. Please leave a comment with your practical experiences on how useful this article was and also any thing needs further explanations.
Feedback's are welcomed in the form of comments.
Vamshi
