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layout: article
title: MPE_EXCEL_CONFIG
description: The MPE_EXCEL_CONFIG table configures column-level rules applied during Excel uploads in Data Controller for SAS®.
---

# MPE_EXCEL_CONFIG

The `MPE_EXCEL_CONFIG` table configures column-level rules that are applied when uploading data via Excel. See the [Excel](/excel/) guide for more details.

## Columns

 - `TX_FROM num`: SCD2 open datetime
 - 🔑 `XL_LIBREF char(8)`: SAS Libref of the target table
 - 🔑 `XL_TABLE char(32)`: Target table name
 - 🔑 `XL_COLUMN char(32)`: Column to which the rule applies
 - `XL_RULE char(32)`: The rule to apply.  Currently the only supported rule is `FORMULA` - this extracts the underlying cell _formula_ (eg `=VLOOKUP(...)`) rather than the raw cell value during an Excel upload.  The target column must be character, and wide enough to hold the longest formula.
 - `XL_ACTIVE num`: Flag indicating whether the rule is active (1 = active)
 - `TX_TO num`: SCD2 close datetime

## Example

The following entry (from the Data Controller sample data) causes the `DD_LONGDESC` column of `MPE_DATADICTIONARY` to be loaded as a formula rather than a raw value when uploading via Excel:

```sas
insert into &lib..MPE_EXCEL_CONFIG set
    tx_from=0
    ,xl_libref="&lib"
    ,xl_table="MPE_DATADICTIONARY"
    ,xl_column="DD_LONGDESC"
    ,xl_rule="FORMULA"
    ,xl_active=1
    ,tx_to='31DEC5999:23:59:59'dt;
```