Link Excel Data To Visio Flowchart
Select the shape that you want to link to a record in your database and then start the database wizard see this in the video starting at 04 20.
Link excel data to visio flowchart. Now we can see that the excel and visio files are linked together. Using first drop down box select the correct diagram type to use. In the office add ins store search for data visualizer and then select add. Once the database wizard has been completed you can then add your shapes to the drawing and visio will prompt you to select a record to assign to the shape.
Today we re excited to announce data visualizer a new visio feature that automatically converts process map data in excel into data driven visio diagrams. Visio will open create diagram from data wizard. In the second field browse to the excel file you created and saved in step 7. Ensure that an empty cell is selected in the workbook.
Automatically create process diagrams from excel data. A data visualizer. In visio 2010 navigate to data tab and click link data to shapes button. If you see a security message regarding the add in select trust this add in.
This creates the link between your visio file and the data source but does not link any of the shapes to that data. Import the data source into visio. This update which is available to visio pro for office 365 users helps reduce manual steps while giving business analysts even more ways to create process diagrams in visio. In this step click browse and select the excel worksheet which you want to insert for depicting data values in pictorial representation.
Open visio or select file new if you are editing a diagram. There are two steps to link data in visio. It will bring up data selector wizard select microsoft office excel workbook and click next. Select basic flowchart data visualizer cross functional flowchart data visualizer or audit diagram data visualizer.
Click next to continue.