- Overview
- Excel
- Release Notes
- About the Excel activity package
- Project Compatibility
- Supported character encoding
- Project Settings
- Add or Update Excel Sensitivity Label
- Append Range
- Auto Fill
- Autofit Range
- Change Pivot Data Source
- Clear Sheet/Range/Table
- Copy/Paste Range
- Create Pivot Table
- Delete Column
- Delete Rows
- Delete Sheet
- Duplicate Sheet
- Export to CSV
- Fill Range
- Filter
- Filter Pivot Table
- Find First/Last Data Row
- Find/Replace Value
- For Each Excel Row
- For Each Excel Sheet
- Format As Table
- Format Cells
- Get Cell Color
- Get Excel Chart
- Get Excel Sensitivity Label
- Get Selected Range
- Insert Column
- Insert Chart
- Insert Rows
- Insert Sheet
- Invoke VBA
- Lookup
- Match Function
- Protect Sheet
- Read Cell Formula
- Read Cell Value
- Read Range
- Refresh Excel Data Connections
- Refresh Pivot Table
- Remove Duplicates
- Rename Sheet
- Run Spreadsheet Macro
- Save Excel File
- Save Excel File As
- Save Excel File As PDF
- Select Range
- Sort Range
- Text to Columns
- Unprotect Sheet
- Update Excel Chart
- Use Excel File
- VLookup
- Write Cell
- Write CSV
- Write DataTable to Excel
- Excel Application Scope
- Append To CSV
- Read CSV
- Write CSV
- Delete Column
- Filter Table
- Get Table Range
- Insert Column
- Sort Table
- Append Range
- Close Workbook
- Get Cell Color
- Read Cell
- Read Cell Formula
- Read Column
- Read Range
- Read Row
- Select Range
- Set Range Color
- Write Cell
- Write Range
- Save Workbook
- Create Table
- Get Workbook Sheet
- Get Workbook Sheets
- Refresh Pivot Table
- Create Pivot Table
- Get Selected Range
- Copy Sheet
- Delete Range
- Auto Fill Range
- Copy Paste Range
- Execute Macro
- Insert/Delete Columns
- Insert/Delete Rows
- Invoke VBA
- LookUp Range
- Remove Duplicates Range
- Excel Process Scope
- Manage CSV Files
- Filter CSV Files
- Verify CSV Files
- Table Functions
- Manage Multiple Excel Files
- Interpret Excel Results
- Manage Pivot Tables
- Manage Range Selection
- Read From Excel Files
- Manage Databases in Excel
- Compare CSV Files
- Compare Numeric Values
- Sort Data in Excel Files
- Filter and Delete Rows in Excel Files
- Manipulate Range Selections
- Verify Excel Workbook Data
- Read, Write, and Append Data in Excel
- Google Workspace
- Release notes
- About the Google Workspace activities package
- Project compatibility
- Add Attendee
- Create Event
- Delete Event
- Modify Event
- Search Events
- Use Google Drive
- Share File
- Delete File Permission
- Get File Permissions
- Update File Permission
- Copy File
- Create Folder
- Delete File
- Download File
- Find Files and Folders
- Get File Info
- Move File
- Upload File
- Create Document
- Create New Spreadsheet
- Get Mail Messages
- Send Mail Messages
- Change Labels
- Use Google Spreadsheet
- Add Delete Columns
- Add Delete Rows
- Auto Fill Range
- Add New Sheet
- Append Row
- Batch Spreadsheet Updates
- Copy Sheet
- Copy Paste Range
- Delete Range
- Delete Sheet
- Get Cell Color
- Get Sheets
- Read Cell
- Read Column
- Read Range
- Read Row
- Rename Sheet
- Write Cell
- Write Range
- Clear Range
- Download Spreadsheet
- Use Google Document
- Batch Document Updates
- Get Document
- Get Text Index
- Insert Text
- Replace Text
- Read All Text
- Create Script Project
- Get Project Content
- Upload Script File
- Create Deployment
- Run Script
- Mail
- Microsoft 365
- Release notes
- About the Microsoft 365 activity package
- Project compatibility
- Connections
- AddEmailCategories
- ArchiveEmail
- DeleteEmail
- DownloadEmail
- DownloadEmailAttachment
- DownloadEmailAttachments
- ForwardEmail
- GetEmail
- GetEmailAttachmentsInfo
- GetEmails
- GetMailFolders
- GetNewestEmail
- MarkEmailAsRead
- MarkEmailAsUnread
- MoveEmail
- RemoveEmailCategories
- ReplyToEmail
- SendEmail
- TurnOffAutomaticReplies
- TurnOnAutomaticReplies
- Merge multiple sheets into a new summary Excel sheet
- Automatically accept calendar invites from your manager
- Move files to dedicated folders by type
- Verify if new employment documents (I9 and ID) match
- Add new customers to a SharePoint List
- Delete SharePoint List items newer than yesterday
- Notify me on Slack when an important Outlook Email is received
- Include creation date in new OneDrive file names
- Notify me by email when a new file is created
- Microsoft 365 Scope
- Add Sheet
- Append Range
- Clear Range
- Copy Range
- Copy Sheet
- Create Workbook
- Delete Range
- Delete Sheet
- Get Cell Color
- Get Sheets
- Read Cell
- Read Column
- Read Range
- Read Row
- Rename Sheet
- Write Cell
- Write Range
- Set Range Color
- Create Table
- Get Table Range
- Insert Column
- Delete Column
- Insert Rows
- Delete Rows
- VLookup Range
- Use OneDrive & SharePoint
- Copy File/Folder
- Create Folder
- Delete File/Folder
- Download File
- Export File as PDF
- Find Files And Folders
- Get File/Folder
- Move File/Folder
- Upload File
- Share File/Folder
- For Each File/Folder
- Forward Mail
- Get Mail
- Move Mail
- Send Mail
- Reply to Mail
- Delete Mail
- Set Mail Categories
- Add Attachment
- Add Attendee
- Add Location
- Create Event
- Delete Event
- Find Meeting Times
- Get Calendars
- Modify Event
- RSVP
- Search Events
- Create Group
- Delete Group
- Get Group
- List Groups
- Create Bucket
- Delete Bucket
- List Buckets
- List Bucket Tasks
- Create Plan
- Get Plan
- List Plans
- Create Task
- Delete Task
- Get Task
- List Tasks
- Update Task
- For Each List
- Get List Info
- For Each List Item
- Delete List Item
- Add List Items
- Update List Item
- Get List Items
- Presentations
- Release Notes
- About the Presentations activity package
- Project Compatibility
- Add or Update Powerpoint Sensitivity Label
- Add Data Table to Slide
- Add File to Slide
- Add Image or Video to Slide
- Add New Slide
- Add Text to Slide
- Copy Paste Slide
- Delete Slide
- Format Slide Content
- Get Powerpoint Sensitivity Label
- Replace Text in Presentation
- Paste Item Into Slide
- Run Presentation Macro
- Save PowerPoint File As
- Save Presentation as PDF
- Use PowerPoint Presentation
- Word
- Release Notes
- About the Word Activities Package
- Project Compatibility
- Word Application Scope / Use Word File
- Add or Update Word Sensitivity Label
- Add Hyperlink to Document
- Add Picture
- Append Text
- Get Word Sensitivity Label
- Insert DataTable in Document
- Paste Chart/Picture Into Document
- Read Text
- Replace Picture
- Replace Text in Document
- Save Document As
- Save Document as PDF
- Set Bookmark Content
Manage Databases in Excel
The example below explains how to read a database, create a new database and filter it based on the results. It presents activities such as Read Range, Create Table, Insert Column, Build Data Table, and Add Data Row. You can find these activities in the UiPath.Excel.Activities package.
This is how the automation process can be built:
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Open Studio and create a new Process named by default Main.
Note: Make sure to have the.xlsx
file inside the project folder. You can use your own.xlsx
file or download the example we have provided at the bottom of this page. The.xlsx
file is used for retrieving and processing data to generate a new database. -
Drag a Sequence container in the Workflow Designer.
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Create the following variables:
Variable Name
Variable Type
Default Value
excelFile
String
"Exam results.xlsx"
resultsDt
System.Data.DataTable
N/A studentGradesDt
System.Data.DataTable
N/A passedStudents
Int32
0
failedStudents
Int32
0
statisticsDt
System.Data.DataTable
N/A
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Drag an Excel Application Scope inside the sequence.
- In the Properties panel, add the value
excelFile
in the WorkbookPath field. - Select the check boxes for the AutoSave, CreateNewFile and Visible options. The robot is now allowed to create a new Excel workbook, to automatically save all the changes made to it and to open the Excel file in the foreground while performing actions on it.
- In the Properties panel, add the value
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Place an Excel Read Range activity inside the Do sequence of the Excel Application Scope activity.
- In the Properties panel, add the value
"Sheet1"
in the SheetName field and the variablestudentGradesDt
in the DataTable output field. - Select the check box for the AddHeaders options for considering the first row as header.
- In the Properties panel, add the value
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Drag a Create Table activity under the Read Range activity.
- In the Properties panel, add the value
"Sheet1!$A$1:$C$11"
in the Range field, the name"Grades"
in the TableName field and the name"Sheet1"
in the SheetName input field.
- In the Properties panel, add the value
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Add an Insert Column activity below the Create Table activity.
- Configure the following settings in the Properties panel: add the name
"Result"
in the ColumnName field, add the name"Sheet1"
in the SheetName field and the name"Grades"
in the TableName field.
- Configure the following settings in the Properties panel: add the name
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Place a Build Data Table activity under the Insert Column activity.
- Add the variable
resultsDt
in the DataTable output field. - Click on the DataTable button, inside the body of the Build Data Table activity.
- Click on the Edit Column button and add the name
Result
in the ColumnName field. - Set the Data Type as String.
- Select the Allow Null check box to allow the robot to take into consideration the null values.
- Add the value
100
in the Max Length field. - Select the OK option for closing the window.
- Select the OK button again to close the window.
- Add the variable
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Drag a For Each Row activity below the Build Data Table activity.
- In the Properties panel, add the variable
studentGradesDt
in the DataTable field.
- In the Properties panel, add the variable
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Add an If condition inside the body of the For Each Row activity.
- Insert the value
cint(row("Grade")) < 5
in the Condition field. This formula analyses the data available in the rowGrade
from the.xlsx
file and decides if the value is smaller or bigger than5
.
- Insert the value
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Drag two new Sequences, one in the Then and one in the Else fields.
- Name the sequence from the Then area
Failed
and the sequence from the Else area,Passed
.
- Name the sequence from the Then area
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Place an Add Data Row activity inside the Failed sequence.
- In the Properties panel, add the the condition
{ "Failed" }
in the ArrayRow field and the variableresultsDt
in the DataTable field.
- In the Properties panel, add the the condition
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Place an Assign activity below the Add Data Row activity.
- Add the variable
failedStudents
in the To field and the conditionfailedStudents + 1
in the Value field.
- Add the variable
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Place an Add Data Row activity inside the Passed sequence.
- In the Properties panel, add the the condition
{ "Passed" }
in the ArrayRow field and the variableresultsDt
in the DataTable field.
- In the Properties panel, add the the condition
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Place an Assign activity below the Add Data Row activity.
- Add the variable
passedStudents
in the To field and the conditionpassedStudents + 1
in the Value field.
- Add the variable
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Place a Build Data Table activity under the For Each Row activity.
- In the Properties panel, add the variable
statisticsDt
in the DataTable output field. - Click on the DataTable button, inside the body of the Build Data Table activity.
- Click on the Edit Column button from the left side and add the name
Failed
in the ColumnName field. - Set the Data Type as Int32.
- Select the check box for the Allow Null option for allowing the robot to take into consideration the null values.
- Select the OK option for closing the window.
- Select again the OK button to close the window.
- Click on the Edit Column button from the right side and add the name
Passed
in the ColumnName field. - Set the Data Type as Int32.
- Select the check box for the Allow Null option for allowing the robot to take into consideration the null values.
- Select the OK option for closing the window.
- Select again the OK button to close the window.
- In the Properties panel, add the variable
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Add an Assign activity below the Build Data Table activity.
- Insert the condition
statisticsDt.Rows(0)("Failed")
in the To field and the variablefailedStudents
in the Value field.
- Insert the condition
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Add another Assign activity below the previous one.
- Insert the condition
statisticsDt.Rows(0)("Passed")
in the To field and the variablepassedStudents
in the Value field.
- Insert the condition
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Place an Excel Write Range activity underneath the Assign activity.
- In the Properties panel, add the name
"Sheet1"
in the SheetName field, the value"D1"
in the StartingCell field and the variableresultsDt
in the DataTable field.
- In the Properties panel, add the name
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Add a new Excel Write Range activity and place in below the first one.
- In the Properties panel, add the name
"Sheet2"
in the SheetName field, the value"A1"
in the StartingCell field and the valuenew DataTable()
in the DataTable field.
- In the Properties panel, add the name
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Drag another Excel Write Range activity below the previous one.
- In the Properties panel, add the name
"Sheet2"
in the SheetName field, the value"A1"
in the StartingCell field and the variablestatisticsDt
in the DataTable field. - Select the AddHeaders check box for the robot to consider the first row as header.
- In the Properties panel, add the name
- Run the process. The robot reads the
.xlsx
file, analyzes the data, creates a new database and reorders the results as specified.