Skills generate-sales-report-xlsx
Generate a formatted XLSX spreadsheet with sales data, currency formatting, and bold headers.
install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/iterationlayer/skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/iterationlayer/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/generate-sales-report-xlsx" ~/.claude/skills/iterationlayer-skills-generate-sales-report-xlsx && rm -rf "$T"
manifest:
skills/generate-sales-report-xlsx/SKILL.mdsource content
Generate Sales Report Spreadsheet
Business intelligence teams and reporting platforms use this recipe to generate Excel reports from structured data. Define columns, rows, and cell formats — currency, percentage, bold headers — and receive a ready-to-distribute XLSX file.
APIs Used
Sheet Generation (2 credits/request)
Prerequisites
You need an Iteration Layer API key. Get one at platform.iterationlayer.com — free trial credits included, no credit card required.
For full integration guidance (SDKs, auth, MCP, error handling), see the Iteration Layer Integration Guide.
Implementation
curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/sheet-generation/v1/generate \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "format": "xlsx", "styles": { "header": { "font_family": "Helvetica", "font_size_in_pt": 11, "is_bold": true, "background_color": "#1E3A5F", "font_color": "#FFFFFF" }, "body": { "font_family": "Helvetica", "font_size_in_pt": 11, "font_color": "#333333" } }, "sheets": [ { "name": "Q1 Sales", "columns": [ { "name": "Region", "width": 22 }, { "name": "Revenue", "width": 18 }, { "name": "Growth", "width": 14 } ], "rows": [ [ { "value": "North America" }, { "value": 4520000, "format": "currency" }, { "value": 0.071, "format": "percentage" } ], [ { "value": "EMEA" }, { "value": 3310000, "format": "currency" }, { "value": 0.178, "format": "percentage" } ], [ { "value": "APAC" }, { "value": 1400000, "format": "currency" }, { "value": 0.273, "format": "percentage" } ] ] } ] }'
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer"; const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" }); const result = await client.generateSheet({ format: "xlsx", styles: { header: { font_family: "Helvetica", font_size_in_pt: 11, is_bold: true, background_color: "#1E3A5F", font_color: "#FFFFFF", }, body: { font_family: "Helvetica", font_size_in_pt: 11, font_color: "#333333", }, }, sheets: [ { name: "Q1 Sales", columns: [ { name: "Region", width: 22, }, { name: "Revenue", width: 18, }, { name: "Growth", width: 14, }, ], rows: [ [ { value: "North America", }, { value: 4520000, format: "currency", }, { value: 0.071, format: "percentage", }, ], [ { value: "EMEA", }, { value: 3310000, format: "currency", }, { value: 0.178, format: "percentage", }, ], [ { value: "APAC", }, { value: 1400000, format: "currency", }, { value: 0.273, format: "percentage", }, ], ], }, ], });
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY") result = client.generate_sheet( format="xlsx", styles={ "header": { "font_family": "Helvetica", "font_size_in_pt": 11, "is_bold": True, "background_color": "#1E3A5F", "font_color": "#FFFFFF", }, "body": { "font_family": "Helvetica", "font_size_in_pt": 11, "font_color": "#333333", }, }, sheets=[ { "name": "Q1 Sales", "columns": [ { "name": "Region", "width": 22, }, { "name": "Revenue", "width": 18, }, { "name": "Growth", "width": 14, }, ], "rows": [ [ { "value": "North America", }, { "value": 4520000, "format": "currency", }, { "value": 0.071, "format": "percentage", }, ], [ { "value": "EMEA", }, { "value": 3310000, "format": "currency", }, { "value": 0.178, "format": "percentage", }, ], [ { "value": "APAC", }, { "value": 1400000, "format": "currency", }, { "value": 0.273, "format": "percentage", }, ], ], } ], )
package main import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go" func main() { client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY") result, err := client.GenerateSheet(il.GenerateSheetRequest{ Format: "xlsx", Styles: &il.SheetStyles{ Header: &il.CellStyle{ FontFamily: "Helvetica", FontSizeInPt: 11, IsBold: true, BackgroundColor: "#1E3A5F", FontColor: "#FFFFFF", }, Body: &il.CellStyle{ FontFamily: "Helvetica", FontSizeInPt: 11, FontColor: "#333333", }, }, Sheets: []il.Sheet{ { Name: "Q1 Sales", Columns: []il.SheetColumn{ { Name: "Region", Width: 22, }, { Name: "Revenue", Width: 18, }, { Name: "Growth", Width: 14, }, }, Rows: []il.SheetRow{ { { Value: "North America", }, { Value: 4520000, Format: "currency", }, { Value: 0.071, Format: "percentage", }, }, { { Value: "EMEA", }, { Value: 3310000, Format: "currency", }, { Value: 0.178, Format: "percentage", }, }, { { Value: "APAC", }, { Value: 1400000, Format: "currency", }, { Value: 0.273, Format: "percentage", }, }, }, }, }, }) if err != nil { panic(err) } _ = result }
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Generate a formatted XLSX sales report. Use the generate_sheet tool with format "xlsx" and these columns: - Date (date) - Product (text) - Region (text) - Units Sold (number) - Revenue (currency) - Margin % (percentage) Include styled bold headers, one row per sale, and currency/percentage formatting on the appropriate columns.
Response
{ "success": true, "data": { "buffer": "UEsDBBQAAAA...", "mime_type": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet" } }