{"id":84,"date":"2018-06-05T04:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T11:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/cds-for-apps-excel-importexport\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T14:33:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T21:33:07","slug":"cds-for-apps-excel-importexport","status":"publish","type":"power-apps","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/cds-for-apps-excel-importexport\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with data in the Common Data Service for Apps using the Excel Add-in!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Getting data in and out of the Common Data Service for Apps is a fundamental task when building apps and flows, we’re happy to say the Import, Export and Open in Excel features are now available for the latest update of the Common Data Service for Apps. These features have been released in addition to the PowerQuery functionality already available in environments today. Working with data can take may forms, hence why we have multiple methods for importing, exporting and manipulating data within CDS for Apps. This blog will focus on the importing and exporting data from Excel and CSV files, and interacting with data using the Excel Add-in.<\/p>\n

Before we do, if you’d more information on the existing tools:<\/p>\n