How to Share a Hub with XLhub

Overview

This guide describes how to share a hub with XLhub.

Audience

Users that wish to share a hub with XLhub.

Flow of Events

1. Share the Excel Spreadsheet

You can send the Excel file that contains your hub to the users you want to share your hub with.

2. Import Hub Content

The recipient of the hub should now follow these steps:

1. Open the file you received.
2. A dialog box will appear asking if you want to import the hub.

   Click Yes.

3. Name the Hub

1. An initial dialogue box will appear. Provide a name, and if necessary, owner and description. Then click OK. This will be your hub name.

   NOTE: Be sure not to give the hub the same name as any of your past hubs with XLhub.

   
2. Once you click ok, provide appropriate credentials and server information in the database connection box. Then click OK.

4. Restart Excel

Please restart Excel once you establish connection with your database.

Congratulations!

You are now connected to the hub and can share/modify/retrieve data!