Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
Controls whether values in exported Excel cells use general formatting or text formatting. |
| What area does it affect? |
Excel file exports |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default. |
| When should you review it? |
Review when exported Excel values need general formatting instead of the default text format. |
Property record
Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.
| Property name |
glide.export.excel.general_formatting |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
false |
| Description |
When true, values in cells in exported Excel files have the general format. When false, the cells in exported Excel files have the text format. |
Sources
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... for new instances starting with Istanbul • Location: System Property [sys_properties] table for new instances starting with Istanbul. For upgraded instances, Add the property to the System Property [sys_properties] table. glide.export.excel.general_formatting When true, values in cells in exported Excel files have the general format. When false, the cells in exported Excel files have the text format. • Type: true | false ...
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