Inserting Columns – Solvexia

The insert column instruction allows you to insert columns before a particular column within an Excel worksheet.

For the purposes of this article, we are going to use a simple and fictitious Excel file. It has already been uploaded into a data step. You will want to replace this file with one of your own.

The target file that we are going to use looks like this:

Step-by-step guide

1. Create a Manipulate Data action step and add an Insert column instruction.

2. Link the file named “Customer.xlsx” as the target file.

3. Select Sheet1.

4. Type the number of columns you wish to insert.

5. Enter the column which you wish to insert the blank columns before.

6. Save and run the step.

7. After the step finishes running, download and open the target file. In this case, 2 columns have been inserted before column B.