Skip to main content

How to connect completed Excel integration files for Windows?

Learn how to connect your finished Excel integration files in Flowsite on a Windows computer

Nina Yang avatar
Written by Nina Yang
Updated over a week ago

After building a flow in Flowsite to integrate Dashpivot data with Excel, you must connect your completed Excel integration file so the data can refresh correctly in Excel. This process applies to Windows and ensures the integration file is ready for use with up-to-date data.

Prerequisites

Before you begin make sure you have the following:

  • Plan: Standard

  • Permission: Access to the Flowsite workspace and Flow credentials

  • Skills Required: Flowsite navigation, Excel (basic)

  • Device Type: Windows computer with Microsoft Excel installed

  • Subscription: Flowsite

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Open the Excel integration file on your Windows computer.

  2. Click Enable Content on the coloured banner at the top of the Excel file.

  3. Select the Data tab from the Excel menu.

  4. Click Refresh All.

  5. When the Access Web Content window appears, select Basic.

  6. In the Select which level to apply these settings to dropdown, choose the URL that includes nod.

  7. Enter the provided credentials.

  8. Click Connect to complete the connection.

The integration file is now ready for use

Note

  • For Excel Files: For Excel files that contain pivot tables, click anywhere inside the pivot table and, from the menu bar, go to the Pivot Table Analysis tab. Click the dropdown arrow next to Refresh and select Refresh All. Repeat this process for any additional pivot tables across different tabs to ensure all data is up to date.

Did this answer your question?