How to append additional data to an existing Monarch export file on a different tab.

Margaret P
Margaret P Altair Community Member
edited December 2023 in Community Q&A

I am having difficulty in Monarch classic with trying to append data to a new tab in an existing export file.  Are there any vidoes that show the process?  I have a report file that contains two slightly different layouts and so requires two different models to pull the data.  In a very old legacy Monarch vs. 11, by default, when the export file existing, adding data creating a separate tab in the same file was very easy to do.

Answers

  • CPorthouse
    CPorthouse
    Altair Employee
    edited December 2023

    If you are using Monarch Classic and Export Design, select the option for "When output files exist:" to "Add data to file".  You can change the next drop down "When output tables exist:" to either Overwrite table (which will overwrite a sheet with the same name), Add data to table (which will append if the schema is the same), or Skip table, which will not change the existing table.

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    If you are using "Create Export" instead of Export Design, select the same option:

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