# Excel Connection

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*Check out the given illustration on how to create an Excel connection and associate it to a charting component.*
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* Click the ***Data Connectors*** icon to display all the available data sources.
* Click the ***Create New Connection*** icon provided next to the ***Excel*** option.
* A new connection gets added under the Excel connection type.
* The connection-specific details get displayed on the right side of the page.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/nyOeUTaPuBluyvesHVm9/blobs/a1Tcf3HMjkMrNP68FWsn/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Creating an Excel Data Connection</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* Configure the following information:
* ***Name*****:** Name the connection.
* ***Browse:*** Click the ***Browse*** icon to browse an Excel file.
* ***Sheet Name*****:** Select a specific sheet using the drop-down menu.
* ***Load at Start*****:** Enable this option to get the updated data from the data source before loading it into charts.
* The ***Field Set*** tab displays all the fields after establishing the data connection.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FUGCK0czlXufavQc2Q3WK%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3f9130c1-58ee-4196-8954-3b2920bee777" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Configuring the connection and getting the data</em></p></figcaption></figure>

Select the ***Condition*** tab and provide a condition to be applied as a filter on the selected data by putting checkmarks in the given boxes. E.g., The selected Conditions for the ***Category*** field is ***Catalog***.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FwyEwwAnQuhrRXYqXaPzP%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c78764c9-8462-4891-86ee-b1e7c9365d89" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>The Condition tab</em></p></figcaption></figure>

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Click on the **Script on Load** icon provided next to the connection to navigate to the Script tab where the user can trigger a script to produce some action on the connection.*
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