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Excel Add-in connector freeze - Updating Workbook

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Hi Experts!
 
I have a client who is using Excel Add-in to upload approximately 20,000 lines per day. 
After showing progress percentage, data connector shows   Updating workbook.....    and then process cannot be done while BC received 20,000 lines.
 
Is this MS bug? If so, when does MS issue patch and where?
Also, how many lines (maximum) is suggested using Excel Add-in?
 
I do not want to propose to the client using configuration package as an alternative solution because configuration package is used for data migration by MS partner like us and the feature is system admin module where usually ordinary end user is not allowed to access.
 
Below is the information of source data and target table
 
Target Table: General Journal Line (81)
Total number of line: approximately 20,000 - 25,000 per day.
Below is the columns in the file (total 12 column)
 
Journal Template Name
Journal Batch Name
Line No
Posting Date
Document No
Account Type
Account No
Description
Amount ($)
Shortcut Dimension Code 1
Shortcut Dimension Code 2
External Document Number
 
Total number of cell: 240,000 -  300,000
Each cell does not contain color, formula, grid lines etc. 
Account type=G/L account only (nothing customer, vendor, bank etc). 
 
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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 78,034 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at
    Excel Add-in connector freeze - Updating Workbook
    Unfortunately, this is a limitation of Odata in Web Services.
     
    When I discussed how to add Edit in Excel to other pages, I mentioned that this backend uses Odata, so it also has this limitation. . .
     
    Hope this helps
    Thanks.
    ZHU
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    Valentin Castravet Profile Picture
    Valentin Castravet 26,349 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at
    Excel Add-in connector freeze - Updating Workbook
    Its not a bug. Edit in excel is not recommended to be used as a mass data upload tool, as once you get into thousands of rows its just very slow. There is a reason as a MS Partner you use configuration packages rather than edit in excel for data import. With over 20,000 rows you've probably reached some of the Business Central operational limits hence the error - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/operational-limits-online
     
    I do not want to propose to the client using configuration package as an alternative solution because configuration package is used for data migration by MS partner like us and the feature is system admin module where usually ordinary end user is not allowed to access.
     
    I disagree with this. If the client is a super user there is no reason not to allow them to use a tool that the system came with. You could setup a basic journal import config pack for them to use, so they don't go and create their own. 
     
    Otherwise, you can get a developer to create an xmlport or another sort of import, which would work a lot faster than Edit in Excel or Configuration Packages anyway; and if they use it daily it would be a huge time saver.
     

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