Populate file task

The Populate File task copies record data into an Excel spreadsheet as defined in the Object Map.

The Populate File task requires a binary field to store the Excel spreadsheet that contains the mapping and which is the target of the populate. The required organization of the Excel spreadsheet is described in the IBM® Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities object map.

The Populate File task always uses UTF-8 encoding.

The properties form for a Populate File task is organized into four sections that have these purposes:

Name and describe the workflow task.
Specify the record that the data will come from.
Specify the binary field in a record that will contain a template for the Excel spreadsheet.
Specify the binary field in a record that will contain the Excel spreadsheet that is created from the data in the record and the template in the other binary field.

Here are descriptions of the fields in the first section:

Label: This is the label used to identify this task. This field's text appears on the shape in the drawing that represents this workflow task. Use the standards in Workflow naming conventions.
Description: A description of this task goes in this field.