Exporto MRVS to Excel

Martina283L · ‎01-08-2025

I have several MRVS that I should export each to a different sheet, I should attach the file to the ritm

Martina283L · ‎01-08-2025

I was able to create the xls file with different sheets by creating this custom BR:

 var columns_of_excel = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>";
    columns_of_excel += "<Workbook xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet' xmlns:x='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel' xmlns:ss='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet'>";

    // Define the Styles for bold headers
    columns_of_excel += "<Styles>";
    columns_of_excel += "<Style ss:ID='BoldHeader'>";
    columns_of_excel += "<Font ss:Bold='1'/>"; // Make the font bold
    columns_of_excel += "</Style>";
    columns_of_excel += "</Styles>";

    var gr_sh = new GlideRecord('io_set_item');
    gr_sh.addEncodedQuery('sc_cat_item='+[YOUR CAT ITEM]); //MRVS included in your cat item
    gr_sh.query();

    while (gr_sh.next()) {
        var rows_data = "";
        //gs.info('row_data first'+rows_data);
        columns_of_excel += "<Worksheet ss:Name='" + gr_sh.variable_set.title +
            "'>";
        columns_of_excel += "<Table>";

        // Define the headers and apply the bold style
        columns_of_excel += "<Row>";
        var gr_col = new GlideRecord('item_option_new');
        gr_col.addEncodedQuery('variable_set=' + gr_sh.variable_set + '^ORDERBYorder');
        gr_col.query();

        while (gr_col.next()) {
            columns_of_excel += "<Cell ss:StyleID='BoldHeader'><Data ss:Type='String'>" + gr_col.question_text + "</Data></Cell>";
        }

        columns_of_excel += "</Row>";

        // Retrieve the MRVS
        var rows = '';
        var qa_r = new GlideRecord('sc_multi_row_question_answer'); //Tabella con i valori del multirow variable set
        qa_r.addEncodedQuery('parent_id=' + current.getUniqueValue() + '^variable_set=' + gr_sh.variable_set);
        qa_r.query();
        while (qa_r.next()) {
            if (rows == '') {
                rows = qa_r.row_index;
            } else {
                rows += ',' + qa_r.row_index;
            }

        }
 
        var arrayUtil = new ArrayUtil();
        var rowIndex = arrayUtil.unique(rows.split(','));

        for (var r = 0; r < rowIndex.length; r++) {
            rows_data += "<Row>";
            var gr_col2 = new GlideRecord('item_option_new');
            gr_col2.addEncodedQuery('variable_set=' + gr_sh.variable_set + '^ORDERBYorder');
            gr_col2.query();

            while (gr_col2.next()) {
                var gr = new GlideRecord('sc_multi_row_question_answer'); //Tabella con i valori del multirow variable set
                gr.addEncodedQuery('parent_id=' + current.getUniqueValue() + '^variable_set=' + gr_sh.variable_set + '^row_index=' + rowIndex[r] + "^item_option_new=" + gr_col2.getUniqueValue());
                gr.query();

                if (gr.next()) {
                    rows_data += "<Cell><Data ss:Type='String'>" + gr.getDisplayValue('value') + "</Data></Cell>";
                } else {
                    rows_data += "<Cell><Data ss:Type='String'> </Data></Cell>";
                }

            }
            rows_data += "</Row>";
        }
         // Close the XML structure
        columns_of_excel += rows_data;
        columns_of_excel += "</Table>";
        columns_of_excel += "</Worksheet>";
    }
    columns_of_excel += "</Workbook>";

    // Combine the columns (headers) and rows data
    var columns_and_rows = columns_of_excel; // complete data including headers and rows

    // Create the attachment
    var attachment = new GlideSysAttachment();
    attachment.write(current, current.number + ".xls", "application/vnd.ms-excel", columns_and_rows);
   
    gs.info(current.number+" Excel file exported and attached successfully. Please check.");

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HIROSHI SATOH · ‎01-08-2025

Unfortunately, the standard functionality does not provide a direct export to Excel. To achieve this, we would need to create a script to generate multiple CSV files.

Martina283L · ‎01-08-2025

Do you have any examples please? Can CSVs be converted to excel sheets?

Ankur Bawiskar · ‎01-08-2025

@Martina283L

you have multiple MRVS in RITM and you want to generate excel or csv from it?

what's your exact requirement here?

If my response helped please mark it correct and close the thread so that it benefits future readers.

Regards,
Ankur
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Martina283L · ‎01-08-2025

I have multiple MRVS in RITM and want to generate excel from them, possibly I would like to have each MRVS in a separate sheet of the same excel