Write Cell
Description
The Write Cell activity writes a value to a worksheet cell within an Excel workbook.
The target cell can be identified using a cell address or by specifying row and column indexes.
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
This activity operates on a worksheet within the workbook.
Learn more → Excel Worksheet Selection
Cell Selection
Selects the cell that will receive the value.
The cell can be identified using either a cell address or a combination of row and column indexes.
Learn more → Worksheet Data Selection
Value
Value to write to the selected cell.
The value can be static text, a number, a date, a formula, or a dynamically generated value from the workflow.
Examples:
- Customer Name
- 12345
- 2026-06-18
- =SUM(A1:A10)
Behavior
The specified value is written to the selected cell.
If the target cell already contains a value, formula, or formatting, only the cell value is replaced. Existing formatting remains unchanged unless modified by another activity.
When a formula is supplied, the formula is written to the cell and evaluated by Excel.
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.