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E-QR: Query Manager - Export To Excel Downloads Output Files As *.xls Instead of *.xlsx (Doc ID 2919080.1)

Last updated on APRIL 26, 2023

Applies to:

PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools - Version 8.55 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On running any Query to Excel from Query Manager in PIA the Excel file gets downloaded as *.xls instead of *.xlsx .
The Query Manager exports query results in older version of Excel.

It should download as *.xlsx even if there are less than 65,000 rows in Query result.

Steps to replicate:

1. Login to PIA and navigate to Reporting Tools-> Query -> Query Manager.
2. Select and run any Query to Excel output.
3. The results get downloaded in .xls file and not in .xlsx file.

Cause

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