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Excel sheets highlight on Alteryx output

NiranjanK1
8 - Asteroid

Hi All,

 

Is there a way to highlight excel sheets in Alteryx output. Please find the below screenshot for reference. I need to build output the same format. Please suggest me if any possibilities. 

 

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thanks,

Navin

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DavidSkaife
13 - Pulsar

Hi @NiranjanK1 

 

You shouldn't need to use Alteryx to highlight the tabs; if you have a preformatted excel workbook and you use the option 'Overwrite Sheet or Range' that should preserve the formatting.

 

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Edit: just tested it and it didn't work 🤔 but if you define a named range on the sheet instead it works. See updated highlighted screenshot above

smoskowitz
12 - Quasar

Hi @NiranjanK1 --

 

There isn't a native way of doing what you ask, but if the templates can be created beforehand, you can do something like what is outlined in the below article.

 

https://intersectionsandoverlaps.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/alteryx-excel-templates-with-blob-tools/

 

or

 

The Blob: Reporting That Isn’t From a Horror Film - Alteryx Community

 

Thanks,

Seth

messi007
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora

@NiranjanK1,

 

I don't think that you can do it with alteryx. However you have two options :

 

- Prepare an empty Excel file with colored sheets and then inject the data with perserve formating option :

messi007_0-1661949122906.png

- Do it with VB script

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/How-to-input-only-colored-sheets-from-...

 

Hope this helps,

Regards,

 

 

NiranjanK1
8 - Asteroid

@DavidSkaife @messi007 Thanks for the reply. Let me try with existing template, i will try to replace with data. 

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