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Export Multivalue field that is on relation table is not working

Wed, 28 May 2025 16:08:40 +0000

I have multivalue fields on a relation table "DEMA_DIIN": F_DD_OS, F_DD_GOS, F_DD_CT
I have added them to the SYS_QUERIES and they are display in consult tab correctly

In the consult tab code, I have the following table headers:

<table 
class="data-grid grid-density-0" 
data-channel="entitylist/grid" 
data-entity="Diin" data-recordcount="3" 
data-columnlist="F_ACRONYM,F_DD_OS,F_DD_GOS,F_DD_CT,F_DD_INT_DISPO{MEMO},F_DD_MONT_DEMANDE{NUMERIC},F_DD_POUR_DEMANDE{PERCENTAGE},F_DD_MONT_ACCORDE{NUMERIC},F_DD_POUR_ACCORDE{PERCENTAGE},R_F_DD_AVIS,F_DD_COMMENTAIRE{MEMO}" 
data-inlineedit-columns="0{TEXT},1{MULTIVALUE},2{MULTIVALUE},3{MULTIVALUE},4{MEMO},5{NUMERIC},6{PERCENTAGE},7{NUMERIC},8{PERCENTAGE},9{LOOKUPDROPDOWNSEARCH},10{MEMO}" 
data-inlineedit-origins="DIINS,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN,DEMA_DIIN" 
data-queryhandle="35">

I have also added the following definition in ExportColumnsCustom.txt: (60058 is the K_TABLE of the relation table "DEMA_DIIN" where the field is)

datatype.F_DD_OS,
datatype.F_DD_GOS,
datatype.F_DD_CT {[text]}

cell.F_DD_OS,
cell.F_DD_GOS,
cell.F_DD_CT {[<#F=$FIELD$;MULTIVALUE=T;TABLEID=60058;FIELDID=$FIELDID$;SEPARATOR=, ;context=tag>]}

When I tried to export to Excel I have the following error which is strange because I specified the TABLEID in ExportColumnsCustom.txt which correspond to the DEMA_DIIN table not the DIINS table.

Message: LookupTableManager
Cannot fetch Lookup Table Values on table "DIINS.F_DD_GOS"

Does anyone have a solution for this issue ?

What is needed to add Excel Export to Extranet ?

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 05:43:53 +0000

What is needed to enable export to Excel on grids in the Extranet?

We have the ExportExcel macro and the ExportColumns file but are getting this error :

Efficy 11+, Export Excel of all columns for the executed query or queryview

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:50:06 +0000

Before Efficy 11, when exporting a query or a queryView to Excel, all the columns of the SQL query executed were exported.

With Efficy 11, the Export to Excel functionnality export only the displayed columns.

Is there a way to have the old behavior and export all columns of the SQL query even if there are not displayed?

Export to excel on the extranet (migration from 10sp2+ to 12.0)

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:59:23 +0000

Hello Everyone,

I need to migrate the function 'export to excel' on the extranet.(10SP2+ to 12.00)

On 10SP2, The function used to generate the excel was :

<%GetDataGrid(queryhandle="%%GetArgument('queryhandle')", xls=true,
 translate=true)%>`

(=>it generates an html page in 12.00)

To migrate to 12.0:

I changed the function to GetExportGrid:
<%GetExportGrid(columndefs="macros/ExportColumns.txt", queryhandle@="queryhandle", maxgridrows=-1, translate=T)%>
I copied the standard ExportColumns.txt content to extranet/macros/ExportColumns.txt.
I send the columns names through url or form/post (as in standard version)

RESULT : an excel file is indeed created . However, header cells are wrongly named ExportColumn0..1..2, and other cells are empty.

I do think that the problem comes from columndefs file which is not found. However, I did try multiple combinations but none worked.

Have you ever implemented that function on the extranet(11.00+), or do you have any idea how I could solve my problem?

Thanks.

Best regards.

Problem with format export to Excel

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:40:11 +0000

Hello,

I have a client who uses queries to export to Excel, and in these Excel exports I find fields that are in text when they are floats. The error lines are not usable in Excel because the display format is not good.

The error comes from the fact that the decimal separator is a . (dot) and that the thousands separator is a , (comma). This separator definition is in the Efficy configuration on the server.

I can't change the global definition but I would like to override it at least in the selections.
How can I override the separator definition so that the data exported to Excel is a float and can be used in Excel.

I tried to customize the ExportColumn.txt file but it didn't change anything on the display in Excel.
What is the format that allows me to remove the thousands separator and change the decimal separator to a point?

Definitions in ExportColumnsCustom.txt :

format.FAMOUNTALLOCATED {[#,##0.00 €;[Red]-#,##0.00 €]}
datatype.FAMOUNTALLOCATED {[float]}

Incorrect only for values bigger than 1000 :
Other 2 columns have the same datatype and format and do work…

what could be the cause of this ?

Widget Efficy 11.3 type Grid and Export Excel

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:32:44 +0000

A customer would like to be able to export the Grids in widgets in Excel Format.

Is it possible and does anyone already have done something similar ?

Efficy 11.2: I cannot get query export Multivalue field to Excel working

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:43:02 +0000

I added two lines to "ExportColumnsCustom.txt" for multivalue field companies.f_branche. The result is not satisfying.
It show only field-keys, semicolon seperated. (see image below, red-frame)

What am I doing wrong?

[ExportColumnsCustom.txt]

datatype.F_BRANCHE {[text]}
cell.F_BRANCHE {[<#F=$FIELD$;MULTIVALUE=T;TABLEID=10000;FIELDID=F_BRANCHE;SEPARATOR=, ;context=tag>]}

Error with Excel export after migration to 11.3

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 09:08:18 +0000

Hello,

I have migrated a client from Efficy 10sp2 to Efficy 11.3.
We encounter an issue with the Excel export feature ; indeed, in Efficy 11.X, the GetExportGrid macro calls a new macro file ExportColumns.txt.
When we try to do an Excel Export from a custom entity, we have this error :

Message: No fields defined. Cannot create dataset

I have created a custom file ExportColumnsCustom.txt which in I have added the datatype for each column of my custom entity table.

datatype.F_CDJO,
datatype.F_CENC,
datatype.F_CLIT,
datatype.F_CPAR,
datatype.F_CPTA,
datatype.F_CPTE,
datatype.F_CPTG,
datatype.F_EXER,
datatype.F_GSGC,
datatype.F_LBOP,
datatype.F_MULTIACT,
datatype.F_NCLI,
datatype.F_RETS,
datatype.F_RSTE,
datatype.F_ANNR,
datatype.F_CDEV,
datatype.F_CDOP,
datatype.F_CMPA,
datatype.F_FLIT,
datatype.F_LIB_LITIGE,
datatype.F_NPIU,
datatype.F_REGROUPEMENT,
datatype.F_TRPONO,
datatype.F_A_P__LCL {[text]}

datatype.F_CREG,
datatype.F_MODIF,
datatype.F_NPID,
datatype.F_NPIN,
datatype.F_NRLV,
datatype.F_RLNU,
datatype.F_TRJOU {[int]}

datatype.F_LTPD,
datatype.F_LTPF,
datatype.F_MTDE,
datatype.F_MTEU,
datatype.F_COMPANY_DATA,
datatype.F_TRTAU {[float]}

datatype.F_DTDR,
datatype.F_DTEC,
datatype.F_DTPI,
datatype.F_DTPR,
datatype.F_LDTD,
datatype.F_LDTF {[datetime]}

But the error remains. I guess I miss something but I don't know what.

Best regards,
Sébastien

Problem with formatting export to Excel

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:01:45 +0000

In Efficy 11.1 at a customer we’re having problems formatting the Excel columns when exporting a query result :

Definitions in ExportColumnsCustom.txt :

format.MARGIN {[#,##0.00 €;[Red]-#,##0.00 €]}  
datatype.MARGIN {[float]}

Result for the MARGIN column :

Incorrect only for values bigger than 1000 :
Other 2 columns have the same datatype and format and do work…

what could be the cause of this ?

export query to excel 11.2

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:17:12 +0000

Hello,

I have a client who was in 10.2 and now goes to 11.2.
The problem I have is that when he wants to export a query to Excel, it fails because there are too many columns and so the server tells that the string is too big. But in 10.2 the client has never had any problems.
I looked at the structure of the two standards and actually it doesn't work the same way. I tried to add to the custom the same functioning as in the standard but it doesn't work. It doesn't take into account my changes... Does anyone have any ideas?

Excel Export Customization in Efficy 11+

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:21:28 +0000

Dear everyone,

For a migration, I need to customized the new Excel Export process of Efficy 11.

I followed the information in the Efficy 11 Build notes and to customize this Excel Export I did the following :

1- I created a macros\ExportColumnsCustom.txt file in my custom folder
2- I added the following code in this file, I just added ",SEARCHDETAIL,SHOWMARKER,NAMESEARCH2" to the standard definition.

ignored.definitions {[EDIT,NAME_EDIT,EDITRELATION,EDITRELATION_HF,CENTER,NEWLINE,NEWLINE1,NEWLINE2,NEWLINE2EDIT,NEWLINE2MEMOEXPAND,SEARCHDETAIL,SHOWMARKER,NAMESEARCH2]}

Nevertheless, my customization is not taken into account.
For information, I did this modification on my local computer and I don't have any cache issue since cache is not activated in the Efficy Admin console.

In order to have the file customized, I had to add in my MacroLibraryCustom.txt file the standard macro "ExportExcel" but I have to remove the "macros" and ".txt" text ... but if I am doing this the Excel files generated doesn't have any data exported to the generated Excel files, only the header is display and without colours

Here is the Macro I used to override the standard ExportExcel Macro:

ExportExcel {[<%GetExportGrid(columndefs="ExportColumns", queryhandle="%%GetArgument('queryhandle', context=TAG)", filter="%%GetArgument('gridFilter', context=TAG)", format="xlsx", maxgridrows=-1, translate=T)%>]}

For instance, I did try (without custom) to export the contacts from the search windows

With the standard definition, I obtained the following Excel File, which is fine

If I active the customization, I got the following Excel file ... no data and the header doesn't have any colors

Did I missed something in the customization of this new Excel Export process ?

If I don't activate the customization, I have the following error

Best Regards,

Efficy10: Export to Excel a MultiValue field ?

Fri, 25 May 2018 10:32:45 +0000

Dear all,

A customer find that when he export a multivalue field from an Efficy Query, the excel file shows the key values ';20;21;' instead of the values of the lookup 'Retail, Office'

I check the code inside the DialogExcel.htm but only find that the Export is done from a GetDataGrid

<%GetDataGrid(queryhandle="%%GetArgument('queryhandle')", xls=true, translate=true)%>

Is there any way to have a Patch or a Correction to this behaviour ?

PS: The query result windows is showing the correct value 'Retail, Office' so it seems it is something in the GetDataGrid

PS2: I know that this Excel Export has been completely reviewed in Efficy 11 and I tested it and it work for Multivalue fields, but cannot upgrade the customer the GoLive date is very close.

Wrong character incoding when exporting Efficy Data in a CSV file usin DataSynchroRemote

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 08:52:42 +0000

Hello Everyone,

For one of my projects, I have to export Efficy data into a csv file using the DataSynchroRemote tool and I noticed during my tests that some special characters are not propely incoded in my csv file:

I tried to encode those values using Js functions like encodeUri (for example) but without success.

Do someone have an idea on how I could do?

Kr,

Prince

How to activate Export to Excel for Chronos ?

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 10:47:42 +0000

In Efficy 2012 on the case entity there was the "Timeline" tab, where it was possible to export the information into an Excel File.

Is it possible to do the same for Chronos (which replace this timeline tab) ?