Unable to find the Excel Sensitivity setting within Properties

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Hi, i’ve got a Use Excel Files activity of which i’m trying to set the Sensitivity for the spreadsheet. Documentation tells me within UiPath.Excel.Activities.Business.ExcelApplicationCard Properies, I should find the sensitivity option within Options. Unfortunately it’s not there. Do you know how I can find/enable it?
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Hi @Martin_Bud

The Sensitivity property is only available in UiPath.Excel.Activities.Business package, not in the standard Excel activities. To access it:

  1. Make sure you have UiPath.Excel.Activities.Business installed and updated.
  2. Use Excel Application Scope (Business), not the standard one.
  3. In the Properties panel, click Show All Properties.
  4. Scroll to Options → Sensitivity to set the label.

If it still doesn’t appear, your Studio version or package might be too old, or you can set it via the Options dictionary:

Options = New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From {
{“Sensitivity”, “Confidential”}
}

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@Martin_Bud

Use Add or Update Excel Sensitivity Label for this.

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Hi @Martin_Bud

The Sensitivity option appears only when using the latest UiPath.Excel.Activities package and when Microsoft Information Protection is enabled and supported for the Excel file and tenant, so update the Excel activities package and ensure MIP sensitivity labels are available for your Office account.

For more:
https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/productivity/excel-application-card#options-properties

If helpful, mark as solution. Happy automation with UiPath

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Thanks for your reply, i’m on Studio 2023.4.4 Enterprise. I’m also using the Business package. Could you explain where to select ‘show all properties’?
thanks again

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  1. Select your Excel Application Scope (Business) activity.
  2. Open the Properties panel.
  3. Scroll down to the Options section and expand it.
  4. You’ll find the Sensitivity field there to set your label.

In Studio 2023.4+, there’s no separate “Show All Properties” button; just expand Advanced/Options. Make sure you’re using the Business package and it’s updated.

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Thanks, yes i’d already expanded them. I’m not going mad then not being able to find a show all. :grinning_face: It’s still not showing. As I said, it’s using UiPath.Excel.Activities.BUSINESS.ExcelApplicationcard

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You’re not missing anything
The Sensitivity property only appears if Excel itself exposes sensitivity labels on that machine.

If Home → Sensitivity is not visible in Excel, UiPath hides the property, even when using
UiPath.Excel.Activities.Business.ExcelApplicationCard.

  • no “show all properties” toggle
  • no way to force it via Options dictionary
  • nothing wrong with your Studio or activity choice

Check Excel → Home → Sensitivity.
If it’s not there, the tenant or Excel setup doesn’t support it yet.

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Hi, thanks for the reply. Excel is showing sensitivty when I click it which is why I need it. Trying to automate creating an excel file but when it saves it needs the sensitivity label completing.

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You’re not missing a setting. In Studio 2023.4, even with the Business Excel package, the Sensitivity property is not exposed for newly created Excel files, even if Excel itself shows and enforces sensitivity labels. There is no “show all properties” toggle, and the Options dictionary does not work for this.

  • Use UI automation to select Home → Sensitivity in Excel before saving
  • Or create the file from a pre-labeled Excel template so the label is already set

Updating Studio or the package won’t make the property appear.