topic Re: Connectivity in FlexSim Forum

Connectivity

gabriel_mp — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:01:03 GMT

[ FlexSim 20.1.3 ]

I would like to connect FlexSim to a external data source but I have some doubts about that.

I want to feed my model with data from an Excel spreadsheet, and I don´t know if this sheet can be stored in an online folder or it is necessary to store it locally.

I would also like to know if there is any connectivity limitation in the express FlexSim version compared to the full version.

Thanks for thoughting on how to do this.

Re: Connectivity

m_rosadini — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 07:59:36 GMT

Hi Gabriel,

you can import the content of an Excel sheet into FlexSim as long as it's content is available from your computer (you can open it with Excel).

Have you tried importing your file?

Re: Connectivity

gabriel_mp — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:07:52 GMT

So if the Excel sheet is stored for example in OneDrive, it´s possible to import it?

Re: Connectivity

m_rosadini — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:31:18 GMT

Correct. You'll need Excel installed in the computer and access to the file, but, if you can open it with Excel you can import it into FlexSim

Re: Connectivity

Ben_WilsonADSK — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 17:03:29 GMT

By the way, FlexSim Express does have access to use Excel:

FlexSim Feature Limitations by License Type - FlexSim Community

Re: Connectivity

Ben_WilsonADSK — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:10:46 GMT

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