Named-table update
Approved values are written into named tables that already exist in the workbook. The table is updated in place, not rebuilt.
WolfXL native preview
Native reporting preview
Update an existing Excel workbook natively on macOS Apple Silicon. Use the CPython 3.13 wheel or native CLI to update named tables, recalculate supported structured-reference formulas, and refresh supported dependent chart caches and worksheet-source pivots. Verify the saved result while preserving unrelated workbook parts, with cancellation and clean retry before publication.
What the preview does
Supported reporting capabilities for existing workbooks:
Structured-reference recalculation
Formulas that read the updated tables through structured references are recalculated, so dependent cells carry the new values in the saved output.
Dependent chart-cache refresh
Charts in supported configurations that read updated worksheet ranges get their cached data refreshed, so the values behind a chart move with the update.
Worksheet-source pivots
Pivot tables in supported configurations whose source ranges are affected by the update are refreshed in the same run.
Persisted verification
Successful runs include a verification record describing the updates and checks completed before output publication.
Preservation
Workbook parts outside the approved edits are retained rather than rewritten, and the run's verification record confirms it.
Cancel and retry
A run can be cancelled before publication without leaving partial output. A retry is a fresh run from the source workbook.
How a run works
- The native command-line tool runs against a copy of the existing workbook; the input file is never modified.
- Approved values are staged into the target named tables, dependent structured-reference formulas are recalculated, and dependent chart caches and worksheet-source pivots are refreshed.
- The run verifies the staged result, then publishes the output together with its persisted verification record.
- On failure or cancellation the staged output is discarded rather than published, and a retry is a fresh run from the source workbook.
For the broader multi-format reporting workflow, see the reporting workflow article and the suite qualification page.
Downloads and access
The preview wheel and CLI are served from the authenticated package host. Use an existing commercial entitlement or request a 30-day nonproduction evaluation under current terms. Authentication checks entitlement to download; use remains under your accepted agreement.
Downloads require current package credentials. WolfXL Community 2.0.1 on public PyPI remains separate and does not include these native operations.
Qualifications and limits
- Platform: macOS on Apple Silicon with a CPython 3.13 wheel. Other platforms, architectures, and Python versions are unqualified.
- Scope: named tables, structured-reference formulas, and the chart and pivot configurations the tooling supports. Unsupported layouts and formula forms are outside the preview.
- Microsoft Office compatibility, rendering fidelity, and performance are not asserted.