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Introduction
In version 6.7, Sisense introduced support for exporting pivot table widgets to Microsoft Excel. For general information about the feature and how to use it, please review https://docs.sisense.com/win/SisenseWin/downloading-pivot-tables-to-excel.htm.
We strongly recommend using version 6.7.1.15016 or later to successfully export widgets to Excel. Please see our release notes for more information about issues on earlier versions.
Issues and Troubleshooting
Issue: Export fails with the error "The file could not be generated"
Root Cause: Multiple
Resolution:
  • For customers using a reverse proxy, load balancer, or bound host name in IIS, please follow Step 6 on in our SSL documentation page (https://documentation.sisense.com/setting-up-ssl/) and try again
  • In your web browserNavigate to http{s}://{host:port}/engine/test and confirm the Excel engine is working. Expected result: {"test":"engine works properly"}
  • Review for operating system processes that occupy the same port as your Sisense site by running "netsh http show urlacl" in the Command Prompt (cmd.exe). If a conflict is identified, run "netsh http delete urlacl url=http://*:{port}/". For example, "netsh http delete urlacl url=http://*:{8081}/". Afterwards, restart IIS by running 'iisreset' in the Command Prompt as an administrator.
  • For further assistance, please contact Sisense support and include your logs (see information below)
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Issue: Excel export is generated but content contains garbled HTML
Root Cause: Multiple
Resolution: Same steps as above
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Issue: Excel exports are generally successful but fail on widgets that utilize the metadata plugin (https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/translating-sisense-metadata-on-linux.htm)
Root cause: Conflicts between the Metadata plugin and Sisense's Excel export generation
Resolution: Please contact Sisense Support
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Issue: Excel export is successful but contains incorrect formatting or styling
Root cause: Limitation in Sisense version 6.7-7.0
Resolution: Upgrade to Sisense 7.0.1 or later
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Issue: Export export is successful but column sorting is incorrect
Root cause: Limitation in Sisense version 6.7-7.0
Resolution: When available, upgrade to Sisense 7.1 or later
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Issue: Excel export contents do not match the pivot table contents
Root cause: Issues with Sisense's Excel export engine
Resolution: Our developers are aware and currently working to resolve these uncommon issues. For more information, please contact Sisense Support.
Exporting Programmatically
(including embedded analytics/OEM scenarios)
For customers embedding Sisense who want to replicate the export to Excel functionality, please see the information available in the 1.0 version of our REST API documentation for a sample script: https://sisense.dev/guides/restApi/.
To generally export widgets to Excel via the REST API, use the api/v1/engine/excelExport endpoint. The response is binary content; catch and write it to a .xlsx file in your script.
Export Logs
Excel export logs are located by default at C:\ProgramData\Sisense\PrismWeb\Logs\engineLogs.log.
Disabling Exports
Customers who wish to disable Excel exports can disable CSV and Excel exports through the Sisense REST API. The endpoint is api/roles. For more information, see https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/customizing-user-roles.htm. Run a PUT call to set the value for the export_csv property under Widgets to false. This change will need to be run for each role you want to affect.
Version history
Last update:
‎02-21-2024 12:24 PM
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