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title: "Auto Populate Data Repeater With an Excel File"
slug: "auto-populate-data-repeater-with-an-excel-file"
updated: 2024-02-19T10:59:49Z
published: 2024-02-19T10:59:49Z
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# Auto Populate Data Repeater With an Excel File

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## Overview

| ## Example Lab Details |
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| **Version** | 6.9.0 |
| **Root Folder** | Example Lab - Populate Data Repeater with Excel file |
| **Modules** | None |
| **Dependencies** | None |

Users can populate a data repeater control on a Form with data from an Excel file.

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## Explanation

In this project, click Run Flow on the Main Flow. A dialog window will appear with a Download File button and a Sub Dialog Button. Click Download File to download a sample Excel file with data. After the file is downloaded, click the Sub Dialog Button to open another Form dialog window and click Select File. Attach the sample file that was downloaded and click Next. The data in the Excel file will be populated in the Data Repeater control under the Sub Dialog Button.

Reference Articles[About Forms](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/forms)  
[Create Data Repeater Form Control](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/creating-data-repeaters)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1652118920324.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1652118956067.png)

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[ExampleLab.UploadExcelFileAutoFillDataRepeater-09052022-015649.zip](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/ExampleLab.UploadExcelFileAutoFillDataRepeater-09052022-015649.zip)

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