Find First Empty Cell
Description
Locates the first available empty cell along a specified row or column in a Google Spreadsheet.
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
Display Text
The label for this activity as it appears on the workflow canvas.
Connection Name
Select the configured Google Drive connection used to authenticate and access the spreadsheet.
Spreadsheet
The file path or unique Spreadsheet ID of the Google Spreadsheet stored in Google Drive.
See this guide for details on using file paths and IDs.
Sheet Name
The name of the sheet where the operation will be performed.
If left empty, the currently active sheet is used.
Row Number
The row number to scan horizontally (for example, 1).
Use this option to find the first empty column within the specified row.
Column Letter
The column letter to scan vertically (for example, A).
Use this option to find the first empty row within the specified column.
Note: Specify either Row Number or Column Letter based on the desired scan direction.
Wait All Incoming
Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.
Choose whether the activity runs when:
- any incoming path completes, or
- all relevant incoming paths complete before execution
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.
Output
Cell Address
The A1-notation address of the first identified empty cell
(for example, B5).