[GH-ISSUE #2867] enh: Improve user experience for Excel files #51710

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GiteaMirror · 2026-05-05T12:52:46-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-05 12:52:46 -05:00

Originally created by @suncloudsmoon on GitHub (Jun 5, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/2867

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When I am trying to ask a chatbot about the details of a certain Excel file, the whole Excel file is fed into the RAG context without having the ability to specify specific rows/columns (in the UI) to narrow down the focus.

Describe the solution you'd like
Display the Excel file side by side with the chat interface.

Describe alternatives you've considered
We could specify the column or row by some special identifier like "[row,col]" by feeding it directly to the chatbot. However, it isn't that user friendly.

Additional context
How ChatGPT currently handles Excel files.

Originally created by @suncloudsmoon on GitHub (Jun 5, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/2867 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** When I am trying to ask a chatbot about the details of a certain Excel file, the whole Excel file is fed into the RAG context without having the ability to specify specific rows/columns (in the UI) to narrow down the focus. **Describe the solution you'd like** Display the Excel file side by side with the chat interface. **Describe alternatives you've considered** We could specify the column or row by some special identifier like "[row,col]" by feeding it directly to the chatbot. However, it isn't that user friendly. **Additional context** [How ChatGPT currently handles Excel files.](https://openai.com/index/improvements-to-data-analysis-in-chatgpt/)

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GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-05 12:52:48 -05:00

@CellCS commented on GitHub (Jun 13, 2024):

@suncloudsmoon may i ask which embedding model you use for excel or csv file? I always get wrong row number from response. thanks

@CellCS commented on GitHub (Jun 13, 2024): @suncloudsmoon may i ask which embedding model you use for excel or csv file? I always get wrong row number from response. thanks

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-05 12:52:50 -05:00

@pbpippen commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024):

Agree. Having trouble working with excel files. Either doesn't get context correctly or only partial info is returned

@pbpippen commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024): Agree. Having trouble working with excel files. Either doesn't get context correctly or only partial info is returned

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-05 12:52:51 -05:00

@suncloudsmoon commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024):

@suncloudsmoon may i ask which embedding model you use for excel or csv file? I always get wrong row number from response. thanks

I'm not using any embedding models right now. I tend to avoid asking LLMs about specific data as some of the models typically hallucinate.

@suncloudsmoon commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024): > @suncloudsmoon may i ask which embedding model you use for excel or csv file? I always get wrong row number from response. thanks I'm not using any embedding models right now. I tend to avoid asking LLMs about specific data as some of the models typically hallucinate.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-05 12:52:53 -05:00

@CellCS commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2024):

@suncloudsmoon thanks, i will do a comparation, then update.

@CellCS commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2024): @suncloudsmoon thanks, i will do a comparation, then update.

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#51710