Fields tab

Microsoft Excel Input step Fields tab

The Fields tab shows field definitions for extracting values from the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The table in this tab contains the following columns:

Column	Description
Name	Name of field that maps to the corresponding field in the Microsoft Excel Input stream.
Type	Data type of the input field.
Length	Length of the field.
Precision	Number of floating point digits for number-type fields.
Trim type	The trim method to apply to a string.
Repeat	The corresponding value from the last row repeated if a row is empty.
Format	An optional mask for converting the format of the original field. See Common Formats for information on common valid date and numeric formats you can use in this step.
Currency	Currency symbol ($ or € for example).
Decimal	A decimal point can be a "." (5,000.00 for example) or "," (5.000,00 for example).
Group	A grouping can be a "," (10,000.00 for example) or "." (5.000,00 for example).

Click Get fields from header row to have the step populate the table with fields derived from the source file. All fields identified by this step will be added to the table.

See Understanding PDI data types and field metadata to maximize the efficiency of your transformation and job results.