Excel 'Refresh every x minutes' in Sharepoint

Question

I have an excel file that have a data connection with sharepoint list. I want my excel file to be automatically update when something changes on my Sharepoint list. So in excel I choose:

Data > Connection Properties

and there I saw option 'Refresh every x minutes` grayed out.

• How can I turn it on?

• Or maybe there is another possibility to auto refresh excel file when item is changed or created on my SharePoint list?

Edit: To create my excel file I exported list from my SharePoint site using option: 'Export to Excel' and it created a new excel file with connection

Answer 1

Follow the bellow steps:: Here i am using Excel 2013

Step1:: Open new excel file in system.

Step2:: Choose 'Data' tab -> Choose 'From Other Sources' tab -> choose 'From OData Data feed'

Step3:: Provide link URL like - site url(your list existed site) + "/_vti_bin/listdata.svc"; EX: https://nagababuSPD.com/TestSite/_vti_bin/listdata.svc

Step4:: Provide logon credentials(Username, password) and click on Next.

Step5:: Choose required list from popup and click on Next and click on Finish.

Step6:: Now we got 'Import Data' pop up, here click on Properties button. Here 'Connection Properties' pop up showing, here check the option 'Refresh Every' and provide required minutes. Click OK and again click OK on 'Import Data' pop up. File filled with SharePoint list data. Here you got extra columns(predefined columns of list). Hide unnecessary columns in excel file and save it. From now on wards every X minutes(specified refresh time) it's refresh data automatically.

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