Passing parameters from Excel to SQL stored proc. to analyse resultset in PowerPivot

Question

Hi,
Not sure if I posted this question at the right forum ...
I would like to implement the following scenario:
- Enter parameters @startdate and @enddate in cells in an Excel worksheet (i.e. cell A2 has the value for the startdate parameter; cell B2 has the value for the endate parameter).
- Pass these parameters to a SQL stored procedure (using MSQuery?). See below.
- Calling stored procedure in PowerPivot to get the resultset in PowerPivot.
The SP calls some functions in SQL Server. See below.
I have read several posts on several forums but I can't get the parameters from Excel (MSQuery?) to the SP.
What's the best way to have PowerPivot picking up the resultset from the SP?
How do I get the Excel cells A2 and B2 to the SP below?
SP:
USE [Test]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[_Pink_SP_CapaciteitTest] Script Date: 29-7-2014 15:41:04 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[_Pink_SP_CapaciteitTest]
@startdate DATETIME,
@enddate DATETIME
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON
SET DATEFIRST 1
DECLARE @TempCapacity TABLE
ResourceNo INT,
ResourceName NVARCHAR(60),
JobCode NVARCHAR(12),
JobDescription NVARCHAR(50),
CostcenterCode NCHAR(8),
CostcenterDescription NVARCHAR(50),
CostcenterClass NVARCHAR(30),
CostcenterClassDescription NVARCHAR(60),
Date DATETIME,
Weekday INT,
WeekNo INT,
Month INT,
Year INT,
Capacity FLOAT,
ConsultancyTot FLOAT,
ConsultancyTotReserved FLOAT,
Sick FLOAT,
Doctor FLOAT,
Pregnant FLOAT,
Vacation FLOAT,
VacationCancellation FLOAT,
SpecialLeave FLOAT,
CompHours FLOAT,
Support FLOAT
INSERT INTO @TempCapacity
SELECT h.res_id AS ResourceNo,
h.fullname AS ResourceName,
h.job_title AS JobCode,
j.descr50 AS JobDescription,
h.costcenter AS CostcenterCode,
cc.oms25_0 AS CostcenterDescription,
ccc.CostcenterClassCode AS CostcenterClass,
ccc.Description AS CostcenterClassDescription,
CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), t.datum, 105) AS [Date],
DATEPART(DW, t.datum) AS [Weekday],
(SELECT [dbo].[ISOWeekNumber] (t.datum)) AS WeekNo,
MONTH(t.datum) AS [Month],
YEAR(t.datum) AS [Year],
(SELECT ROUND([dbo].[HRCapacityHours] (h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum), 2)) AS Capacity,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (50, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS ConsultancyTot,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (51, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS ConsultancyTotReserved,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (9538, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS Sick,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (8531, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS Doctor,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (9924, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS Pregnant,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (8501, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS Vacation,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (8551, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS VacationCancellation,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (8511, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS SpecialLeave,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (9518, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS CompHours,
(SELECT ISNULL([dbo].[HRAbsenceHours] (3200, h.res_id, t.datum, t.datum + 1), 0)) AS Support
FROM humres h (NOLOCK)
LEFT OUTER JOIN hrjbtl j (NOLOCK) ON h.job_title = j.job_title
LEFT OUTER JOIN kstpl cc (NOLOCK) ON h.costcenter = cc.kstplcode
LEFT OUTER JOIN CostcenterClasses ccc (NOLOCK) ON cc.Class_01 = ccc.CostcenterClassCode AND ccc.ClassID = 1
CROSS APPLY (SELECT * FROM [dbo].[AllDays] (@startdate, @enddate)) t
WHERE h.ldatindienst <= t.datum
AND ISNULL(h.ldatuitdienst, t.datum) >= t.datum
AND h.fullname NOT LIKE '%inhuur%'
AND h.emp_type IN ('E', 'C')
AND h.job_title IN ('F09CONS', 'F09PRIN')
ORDER BY h.fullname,
t.datum
SELECT * FROM TempCapacity
END
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi，
According to your description, I think you want to call a store procedure in PowerPivot with the parameters which are stored in the cells of an Excel workbook.
Are you using the PowerPivot add-in in Excel or PowerPivot in SQL Server?
This forum is to discuss problems of Office development such as VBA, VSTO, Apps for Office .etc. If you are using Excel PowerPivot, since it is an add-in for Excel and it doesn't publish API for us, we cannot automatically call a stored procedure in Excel.
We can get the data from Cells A2 and B2 with code, but it's hard to set it as the parameters of a SP when calling it from PowerPivot. About calling a SP from Excel manually, you could post in
Excel IT pro forum for more effective responses.
If you are using PowerPivot in SQL Server, I'm afraid your issue is more related to the feature of PowerPivot. We can get data from SQL Server database into Excel workbook, but I'm not sure whether we can get data from Excel cells in SQL Server. So I suggest
you posting in
SQL Server PowerPivot forum for more effective responses.
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