HPE XP7 Automation Director User Manual page 285

• For the number of the column to read, specify an integer no greater than 255 (or the task terminates
abnormally). Note that empty columns after the first non-empty column and before the last non-empty
column are counted as ordinary columns.
• When counting rows in the file to read, empty rows after the first non-empty row and before the last
non-empty row are counted as ordinary rows. Even if the number of rows containing data is 99 or less,
if the total number of rows (including empty rows) is 100 or more, the task terminates abnormally.
• If the OS update information file is an Excel file, the actual value obtained from a cell might be different
from the visible value, depending on the type of data in the cell. The following shows data types that
have notable differences between the visible values and the actual obtained values:
◦ Boolean-type data (True/False)
Visible value: TRUE/FALSE
Value stored in the cell: TRUE/FALSE
Actual obtained value: True/False
◦ Date data
Visible value: mm/dd
Value stored in the cell: yyyy/mm/dd
Actual obtained value: yyyy/mm/dd
◦ Time data
Visible value: hh:mm
Value stored in the cell: hh:mm:ss
Actual obtained value: hh:mm:ss
◦ Percent
Visible value: n% (For example: 10%)
Value stored in the cell: n% (For example: 10%)
Actual obtained value: 0.n (For example: 0.1)
◦ Expression
Visible value: (The result of the expression)
Value stored in the cell: (The expression)
Actual obtained value: (The result of the expression)
Service Definition Properties
The following table lists the properties shown in the Service Definition window.
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