Merge pull request #1578 from RipFence/ChartDataSeparateBranch

ChartDataSeparatePage.ps1

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - Set-up-GHA-CI/CD
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'Examples/**'
 
   pull_request:
+
 
 jobs:
   validate:

Examples/Charts/ChartDataSeparatePage.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+$data = ConvertFrom-Csv @"
+Region,State,Units,Price
+West,Texas,927,923.71
+North,Tennessee,466,770.67
+East,Florida,520,458.68
+East,Maine,828,661.24
+West,Virginia,465,053.58
+North,Missouri,436,235.67
+South,Kansas,214,992.47
+North,North Dakota,789,640.72
+South,Delaware,712,508.55
+"@
+
+$xlfile = "$PSScriptRoot\spike.xlsx"
+Remove-Item $xlfile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+$xlpkg = $data | Export-Excel $xlfile -WorksheetName Data -AutoNameRange -PassThru
+
+$null = Add-Worksheet -ExcelPackage $xlpkg -WorksheetName Summary -Activate
+
+$params = @{
+    Worksheet = $xlpkg.Summary
+    Title     = "Sales by Region"
+    ChartType = 'ColumnClustered'
+
+    # XRange    = "Data!A2:A10"
+    # YRange    = "Data!C2:C10"
+
+    XRange    = 'Data!Region'
+    YRange    = 'Data!Units'
+}
+
+Add-ExcelChart  @params
+
+Close-ExcelPackage $xlpkg -Show

changelog.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Infrastructure change
+
+- Thank you to [RipFence](https://github.com/RipFence) who asked how to place a chart on a different sheet from the data and then did a PR adding the example.
+- added `ignore` so files checked into examples do not trigger a CI run
+
 # 7.8.6
 
 - Thank you [John Boyne](https://github.com/kyllath)