diff --git a/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportProcessor.java b/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportProcessor.java
index 5bd323c..094731c 100644
--- a/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportProcessor.java
+++ b/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportProcessor.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class ExcelImportProcessor implements IWizardSupport, IRunnableWithProgre
   private FileResource importFile;
   private IStatus status = Status.OK_STATUS;
   private String selectedPersistence;
+  private String entityName;
 
   public ExcelImportProcessor(IStructuredSelection selection) {
     this.selectedSourceProject = ExcelImportUtil.getFirstNonImmutableIvyProject(selection);
@@ -97,16 +98,9 @@ public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws InvocationTargetException {
   }
 
   private void importExcel(IProjectDataClassManager manager, FileResource excel, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws IOException {
-    String fileName = excel.path().lastSegment();
-    if (fileName.contains("\\")) { // windows flaw in current .lastSegment() impl!
-      fileName = StringUtils.substringAfterLast(fileName, "\\");
-    }
-    String entityName = StringUtils.substringBeforeLast(fileName, ".");
-    entityName = StringUtils.capitalize(entityName);
-
     Workbook wb = null;
     try(InputStream is = excel.read().inputStream()) {
-      wb = ExcelLoader.load(fileName, excel.read().inputStream());
+      wb = ExcelLoader.load(excel.name(), excel.read().inputStream());
     }
     Sheet sheet = wb.getSheetAt(0);
 
@@ -156,6 +150,14 @@ public WizardStatus setImportFile(String text) {
     return validateImportFileExits();
   }
 
+  public WizardStatus setEntityName(String name) {
+    this.entityName = name;
+    if (entityName.isBlank()) {
+      return WizardStatus.createErrorStatus("Need a valid name for the Data to import");
+    }
+    return WizardStatus.createOkStatus();
+  }
+
   public WizardStatus setSource(String projectName) {
     selectedSourceProject = null;
     if (projectName != null) {
diff --git a/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportWizardPage.java b/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportWizardPage.java
index fcf58a9..d8365e0 100644
--- a/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportWizardPage.java
+++ b/excel-importer/src/com/axonivy/util/excel/importer/wizard/ExcelImportWizardPage.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.FileDialog;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Listener;
+import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget;
 
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.designer.ui.wizard.restricted.WizardStatus;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public ExcelImportWizardPage(ExcelImportProcessor processor) {
   private static class ExcelUi extends Composite {
 
     public final Combo destinationNameField;
+    public final Text entity;
     public final Combo sourceProjectField;
     public final Button destinationBrowseButton;
     public final Combo persistence;
@@ -62,6 +64,14 @@ public ExcelUi(Composite parent) {
       destinationBrowseButton = new Button(this, 8);
       destinationBrowseButton.setText("Browse ...");
 
+      Label entityLabel = new Label(this, SWT.NONE);
+      entityLabel.setText("Entity");
+      this.entity = new Text(this, SWT.BORDER);
+      GridData entGrid = new GridData(768);
+      entGrid.widthHint = 250;
+      entGrid.horizontalSpan = 2;
+      entity.setLayoutData(entGrid);
+
       Label sourceLabel = new Label(this, 0);
       sourceLabel.setText("Project");
       this.sourceProjectField = new Combo(this, 2060);
@@ -95,6 +105,8 @@ public void createControl(Composite parent) {
     ui.destinationNameField.addListener(SWT.Selection, this);
     ui.destinationBrowseButton.addListener(SWT.Selection, this);
 
+    ui.entity.addListener(SWT.Modify, this);
+
     ui.persistence.addListener(SWT.Modify, this);
     ui.persistence.addListener(SWT.Selection, this);
 
@@ -103,11 +115,10 @@ public void createControl(Composite parent) {
 
     String[] destinations = getDialogSettings().getArray(ExcelImportUtil.DESTINATION_KEY);
     if (destinations != null) {
-      ui.destinationNameField.setText(destinations[0]);
+      fileSelected(destinations[0]);
       for (String destination : destinations) {
         if (destination.endsWith(ExcelImportUtil.DEFAULT_EXTENSION)) {
           ui.destinationNameField.add(destination);
-          handleInputChanged();
         }
       }
     }
@@ -135,7 +146,7 @@ protected void handleInputChanged() {
     var status = WizardStatus.createOkStatus();
 
     status.merge(processor.setImportFile(ui.destinationNameField.getText()));
-
+    status.merge(processor.setEntityName(ui.entity.getText()));
     String newProject = ui.sourceProjectField.getText();
     var sameProject = Objects.equals(processor.getSelectedSourceProjectName(), newProject);
     status.merge(processor.setSource(newProject));
@@ -181,8 +192,23 @@ private void handleDestinationBrowseButtonPressed() {
     dialog.setFilterPath(currentSourceString);
     String selectedFileName = dialog.open();
     if (selectedFileName != null) {
-      ui.destinationNameField.setText(selectedFileName);
+      fileSelected(selectedFileName);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void fileSelected(String selectedFileName) {
+    ui.destinationNameField.setText(selectedFileName);
+    ui.entity.setText(proposeName(selectedFileName));
+  }
+
+  private static String proposeName(String selection) {
+    if (selection == null) {
+      return "";
     }
+    String fileName = new File(selection).getName();
+    String entityName = StringUtils.substringBeforeLast(fileName, ".");
+    entityName = StringUtils.capitalize(entityName);
+    return entityName;
   }
 
   private boolean executeImport() {