spreadsheet-importer.com

What It Is

Spreadsheet Importer is a spreadsheet import and upload component for SAP UI5/Fiori applications. It can be used with Fiori Elements and Freestyle Apps, and covers CAP- or RAP-related scenarios. It emphasizes clean-core compliance: Excel data can be read on the frontend without backend modifications, then sent to the backend via standard UI5 APIs. In certain scenarios, the SAP CAP CDS Plugin can also be used to send Excel files directly to the backend and insert the data automatically.

Core Capabilities and Ecosystem

Feature-wise, it supports creating and updating records from Excel, and also provides download capabilities as well as related functionality for multi-level data Deep Export. Data can be previewed before upload, reducing the risk of incorrect imports. The component supports UI5 1.71 through 2.0, can be embedded in Fiori Elements or Freestyle apps, and can also be integrated into standard SAP Fiori applications. In terms of localization, it already covers German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Hindi, and Chinese. Its ecosystem resources are fairly complete: the site provides Documentation, a GitHub Repository, Troubleshooting, support tickets, blog tutorials, videos, and UI5con demos, making it relatively developer-friendly to get started.

Open Source, Pricing, and Support

Community Edition 1.x uses the Apache 2.0 license, with source code available on GitHub. It is suitable for teams that need a fully open-source, auditable, and debuggable solution, but support is limited to the community. The commercial Version >2.x is aimed at ongoing feature updates and production use: Solo €149/year, Pro €999/year, Enterprise €3999/year, and Partner €7999/year, with varying scopes of production app licensing, onboarding, or workshops. Payment methods are not specified in the main text, though commercial customers, VAT, EU/UK orders, and invoices are mentioned.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

Its strengths are a clear product focus and tight integration with SAP UI5/Fiori. By default, it does not upload the file itself to the backend, which helps reduce file-handling risks. It can be used to extend standard Fiori applications and aligns with the clean-core approach common in enterprise SAP projects. The limitations are also clear: it is not a general-purpose low-code import platform, and its value is mainly concentrated in the SAP UI5 ecosystem; new features and official support depend on a commercial license; and information on direct file upload solutions for non-CAP backends is limited. It is well suited to SAP frontend developers, Fiori project teams, enterprise IT teams, and implementation partners, but less suitable for non-SAP web applications.

Access from China and Alternatives

The crawled content does not provide information about access from mainland China, network connectivity, or local payment options, so its China accessibility status is rated as unknown. If access to GitHub or demo environments is unstable, domestic teams may need to use proxies or mirroring strategies. Alternatives include SAP’s standard import capabilities, building an in-house UI5 Excel upload component, or integrating general-purpose Excel parsing libraries such as SheetJS with UI5/OData.