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Only Allow User to Select Specific Sheets From Excel With File Browse on Gallery

When using a File Browse to get a file from a user on the gallery, I want to be able to limit the sheets available as options to select from. Currently all sheets and named ranges in the workbook appear in the list. In the example below, I would want to be able to limit the options to just the Allow sheet so that the <List of Sheet Names> and the Don't Allow sheet are not even options for the user.

 

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4 Comments
patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Great idea!

KylieF
Alteryx Community Team
Alteryx Community Team

Hi all!

 

This is an interesting idea and great feedback on how the File Browse tool and data connection process can be improved, which we greatly appreciate!

 

I know neither of you are new to the idea boards, but for any users who are interested in this idea be sure to like and check out our Submission Guidelines, which go over the process behind the boards in a bit greater detail.

AlteryxCommunityTeam
Alteryx Community Team
Alteryx Community Team
Status changed to: Accepting Votes
 
haraldharders
9 - Comet

When touching this topic anyways, it would be good to be able to switch off worksheet selection entirely as well. Sometimes we need the filename only.

(Also, the behaviour of the File Browse tool is inconsistent between Designer and Gallery. That should be fixed as well.)