Set Active Worksheet
Description
The Set Active Worksheet activity sets the active worksheet within an Excel workbook.
The active worksheet determines which worksheet is displayed when the workbook is later opened in Microsoft Excel or another compatible spreadsheet application.
Common Capabilities
Process Data Support
This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.
You can bind values from Model Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.
Learn more → Using Process Data
Design-Time Configuration
Workbook Configuration
This activity requires an Excel workbook.
Learn more → Excel Workbook Configuration
Worksheet Selection
Selects the worksheet that should become the active worksheet.
Learn more → Excel Worksheet Selection
Behavior
When the workbook is subsequently opened in Excel, the selected worksheet becomes the active worksheet displayed to the user.
This activity does not modify worksheet data, formulas, formatting, charts, comments, or workbook structure.
Outputs
This activity does not produce any activity-specific outputs.
Wait All Incoming
Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.
Determines whether the activity executes when any incoming path completes, or only after all relevant paths have completed.
Learn more → Execution Control
On Error
Defines how the workflow behaves if this activity encounters a runtime error.
Supported strategies include Fault, Continue, Suspend, and Retry.