TypeScript Code
link - learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/excel/excel-add-ins-comments
The script extracts employee information from the employee worksheet.
The script then adds a comment (including the relevant employee email) to the appropriate cell in the shift record.
Existing comments in the cell are removed before adding the new comment.
function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) {
const employees = workbook.getWorksheet('Employees').getUsedRange().getTexts();
console.log(employees);
// Get the schedule information from the schedule table.
const scheduleSheet = workbook.getWorksheet('Schedule');
const table = scheduleSheet.getTables()[0];
const range = table.getRangeBetweenHeaderAndTotal();
const scheduleData = range.getTexts();
// Look through the schedule for a matching employee.
for (let i = 0; i < scheduleData.length; i++) {
let employeeId = scheduleData[i][3];
// Compare the employee ID in the schedule against the employee information table.
let employeeInfo = employees.find(employeeRow => employeeRow[0] === employeeId);
if (employeeInfo) {
console.log("Found a match " + employeeInfo);
let adminNotes = scheduleData[i][4];
// Look for and delete old comments, so we avoid conflicts.
let comment = workbook.getCommentByCell(range.getCell(i, 5));
if (comment) {
comment.delete();
}
// Add a comment using the admin notes as the text.
workbook.addComment(range.getCell(i,5), {
mentions: [{
email: employeeInfo[1],
id: 0, // This ID maps this mention to the `id=0` text in the comment.
name: employeeInfo[2]
}],
richContent: `<at id=\"0\">${employeeInfo[2]}</at> ${adminNotes}`
}, ExcelScript.ContentType.mention);
} else {
console.log("No match for: " + employeeId);
}
}
}
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