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The control is FAB specific to allow drag and drop of excel files and set the data to a table control

Properties of Excel Drop

1. Id - unique identifier of the control
2. Title - Text displayed in the control before an excel file has been dropped. The default text is "Drop a spreadsheet file here".
3. From Sheet - this is the Excel Worksheet name where the control will look for the data.
   1. Take note that the Excel Worksheet should have the first row as a heading/column names and these should exactly correspond to the Bound Field names of
   the Table  Cells
   1. the Table cells.
   2. If you need to import data from more than one sheet from the Excel Worksheet file, list the sheets you would like to use and separate them with a semicolon.
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4. To Table Bound Field - The Table Control Bound Field where the data will be assigned.
   1. If you are importing data from multiple sheets (see above), each sheet should be bound to the bound field of a table. List the table fields separated by a semicolon.
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      Sheet1 → header
      Sheet2 → items
5. OnDrop - optional Javascript Function that will be called during the event of dropping an Excel File into the control. 
   
   1. Function format: theFunctionName(oContents)
   2. oContents will contain an array with the sheets from the Excel spreadsheet file (oContents.Sheet1, oContents.Sheet2, etc)
6. Width - set the width of the control (e.g 50px)
7. Height - set the height of the control (e.g 100px).
8. Visible - set a boolean value or a variable with type boolean from the Model to control the visibility property

Step-by-step guide

How to add a HTMLan Excel File Drop:

1. Right-click on a Page, Form Element or from any elements under Add Layout and select Add Excel Drop
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2. An Excel Drop control has been added
   
3. Maintain the Properties of the Excel Drop according to your requirements.

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