Improved runtime error messages for Excel actions

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Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically - - Apr 11, 2023

Business value

Users can now get a straightforward explanation about what went wrong with their Excel actions. Also, they have access to remediation steps, so they don't always need to resort to support help.

Feature details

Before this feature, it was challenging to understand what went wrong and what needed to be done to fix runtime errors. This feature provides more descriptive error messages, including troubleshooting steps incorporated in the error dialog or links to knowledge articles for assistance.

See also

Review errors and warnings using the errors pane (docs)