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Microsoft 365 Excel

The Microsoft 365 Excel modules enable you to monitor workbooks and rows, or retrieve, add, update, or delete worksheets, rows, and tables in your Microsoft 365 Excel account.

Getting Started with Microsoft 365 Excel

Prerequisites

  • A Microsoft 365 Excel account

In order to use Microsoft 365 Excel with Ibexa Connect, it is necessary to have a Microsoft 365 account. If you do not have one, you can create a Microsoft 365 account at office.com.

Caution

The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Ibexa Connect scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Connecting Microsoft 365 Excel to Ibexa Connect

1. Go to Ibexa Connect and open the Microsoft 365 Excel module's Create a connection dialog.

2. Enter a name for the connection to the Connection name field and click Continue.

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Ibexa Connect will redirect you to the Microsoft 365 Excel website where you will be prompted to sign in.

After you sign in, the connection is established and you can continue with setting up the module.

Workbook

Watch Workbooks

Retrieves workbook details when a new workbook is created.

Required Permissions: Files.Read.All

Folder Select the folder you want to watch for new workbooks. If no folder is selected, all folders will be watched.
Filter Set the filter. You can, for example, return only workbooks with the specified name.
Limit Set the maximum number of workbooks Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Search Workbooks

Retrieves workbooks in your account based on filter settings.

Required Permissions: Files.Read.All

Folder Select the folder you want to retrieve workbooks from. If no folder is selected, workbooks from all folders will be retrieved.
Filter Set the filter. You can, for example, return only workbooks with the specified name or last modified date.
Limit Set the maximum number of workbooks Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Download a Workbook

Downloads the specified workbook as an XLSX file.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Download a Workbook Select whether you want to select the workbook from the menu or enter (map) the ID of the workbook manually.
Workbook Select the workbook from the menu or enter (map) the ID of the workbook manually.

Worksheet

Watch Worksheet Rows

Retrieves row details when a new row is added to the specified worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the Excel sheet you want to watch for new rows.
Limit Set the maximum number of rows Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Choose where to start

Here you can define which rows will be processed.

Since specific ID Enter the row number where the process will start from.
All This option will process all rows in the worksheet.
Choose manually Select the row from the menu.

Examples of use

Be inspired by our Microsoft 365 Excel predefined templates we have prepared for you.

List Worksheets

Retrieves a list of worksheets in the specified workbook.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to retrieve worksheets from.
Limit Set the maximum number of worksheets Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

List Worksheet Rows

Retrieves rows in the specified worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet you want to retrieve rows from.
Limit Set the maximum number of rows Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Add a Worksheet

Creates a new worksheet in the specified workbook.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook where you want to add a new worksheet.
Name Enter the name for the new worksheet.

Add a Worksheet Row

Adds a new row to the specified worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet where you want to add rows to.
Type of Values Being Entered Select the type of value to be entered into the worksheet. If you use a formula, Excel will try to evaluate the specified expression, e.g.:=SUM(A1:A10). The names of functions in a formula are in English, whereas in a formula local, the function names are in the language of your Excel application, e.g.=SUM(A1, 1.5) (in English) vs =SUMME(A1; 1,5) (in German).
Rows Add values or formulas to the desired rows.

Update a Worksheet Row

Updates an existing row in the specified worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet you want to update the rows for.
Type of Values Being Entered Select the type of value to be entered into the worksheet. If you use a formula, Excel will try to evaluate the specified expression, e.g.:=SUM(A1:A10). The names of functions in a formula are in English, whereas in a formula local, the function names are in the language of your Excel application, e.g.=SUM(A1, 1.5) (in English) vs =SUMME(A1; 1,5) (in German).
Row ID Select the number of the row to update.
Row Add values or formulas to the row that you want to update.

Delete a Worksheet Row

Deletes a row in the specified worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet you want to delete the row from.
Row ID Enter (map) or select the number of the row you want to delete.

Table

The table here refers to the embedded table element in the Workbook. Not the entire table (workbook/worksheet).

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Watch Table Rows

Retrieves table details when a new row is added to the specified table.

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet where you want to watch table rows at.
Table Select the table you want to watch for new rows.
Limit Set the maximum number of rows Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

List Tables

Returns details of all tables in the specified worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet you want to list tables from.
Limit Set the maximum number of tables Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

List Table Rows

Retrieves rows in the specified table.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet that contains the table you want to list table rows from.
Table Select the table you want to list table rows from.
Limit Set the maximum number of rows Ibexa Connect will return during one execution cycle.

Get a Table

Retrieves details.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Get a Table Select whether you want to select the table from the menu or enter (map) the ID of the workbook and table manually.
Workbook Select or map the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet that contains the table you want to retrieve details for.
Table Select or map the ID of the table you want to retrieve details for.

Add a Table

Creates a new table in the specified worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select or map the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the Excel sheet you want to add a table to.
Has Headers If this checkbox is checked then the first defined row will be used as the table headers.

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Address Set the size of the table. E. g. A1:C10 will create a table with 3 columns and 10 rows.

Add a Table Row

Adds a row to the table element in your worksheet.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet containing the table you want to add a row to.
Table Select the table you want to add a row to.
Row Enter the values of the new row cells.
Row ID To add a row to a specific position of the table, enter the row number to this field. The new row will be added after the specified row number.

Update a Table

Updates an existing table.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Update a Table Select whether you want to select the workbook, worksheet and table from the menu or enter (map) the ID of the workbook and table manually.
Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet containing the table you want to update.
Table Select the table you want to update
Name Enter the new name of the table.
Show Headers Select the Yes option to make the headers visible.
Show Totals Select the Yes option to make the total row is visible.
Style Select the table style.

Delete a Table

Deletes a table.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Delete a Table Select whether you want to select the workbook, worksheet and table from the menu or enter (map) the ID of the workbook and table manually.
Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the worksheet containing the table you want to delete.
Table Select the table you want to delete.

Other

Retrieve Data

Retrieves data from the defined worksheet range.

Required Permissions: Files.ReadWrite, Files.Read.All

Workbook Select the workbook you want to use.
Worksheet Select the Excel sheet containing the data you want to retrieve.
Range Specify the area of the sheet you want to retrieve data from. E.g. A1:D10(case sensitive)

Make an API Call

Allows you to perform a custom API call.

URL

Enter a path relative to https://graph.microsoft.com.

For example /v1.0/me/drive/root/children.

For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Microsoft Graph REST API Documentation.

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

  • GET: to retrieve information for an entry.

  • POST: to create a new entry.

  • PUT: to update/replace an existing entry.

  • PATCH: to make a partial entry update.

  • DELETE: to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we added those for you.

Query String

Enter the request query string.

Body

Enter the body content for your API call.

Example of Use - List Contents of Root Folder

The following API call returns all folders and files in the root of the drive in your Microsoft 365 Excel:

URL:

/v1.0/me/drive/root/children

Method:

GET

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The result can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body > value.

In our example, 5 children were returned:

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