Property reference

glide.export.excel.general_formatting

Sets whether exported Excel cell values use the general or text format. With the default false setting, cells use text format; setting it to true applies general formatting.

Default
false
Type
boolean
Application
Not stated

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

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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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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