# Microsoft Excel File Data Source

Please enter the following parameters to connect to Microsoft Excel File as data source:

- Alias: name of the data source to be used in CData Virtuality Server
- Directory path: directory where the excel file resides, must be accessible by the CData Virtuality Server
- File name: name of the excel file with the extension
- Data source parameters: additional connection parameters
- Translator parameters: additional translator parameters

Below are some examples of the most common data source parameters, see the reference manual for the full list:

- `importer.useFullSchemaName=TRUE` - schema names will be prefixed to table names to avoid duplicates