Files in Excel format must contain information with an increasing time record and subsequent item information. The time specification may be defined in one or several columns.
The default Excel format layout is as indicated in Figure 24.3, however it is possible to define templates for other layouts of Excel files.
Figure 24.3 Default layout for files in Excel format
Row 1: Type, Unit and Value type for each item
Row 2: Item name for each item
Row 3 and below: Date and time followed by item values
