Add a real Excel chart to a sheet. Needs Windows with Microsoft Excel installed. Put this step last: a later Excel step rewrites the file and drops the chart
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Excel Instance excelInstance | variable | Required | Not set | |
Chart Type chartType | enum | Required | Column | ColumnStacked ColumnBarStacked BarLinePieDoughnutAreaScatter |
Data Sheet sheetName | string | Optional | Not set | The sheet holding the data. Leave empty for the first sheet. |
Data Range dataRange | string | Optional | Not set | For example A1:C20. Leave empty to chart everything on the sheet. |
Chart Title title | expression | Optional | Not set | |
Put Chart On targetSheetName | string | Optional | Not set | Leave empty to place it beside the data |
Top-Left Cell anchorCell | string | Optional | E2 | Where the chart's top-left corner sits |
Width width | number | Optional | 480 | |
Height height | number | Optional | 300 |
Compatibility
WindowsLinuxAttendedUnattended
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