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.md
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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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        "sheetStylesJson": "{\n  \"header\": {\n    \"font_family\": \"Helvetica\",\n    \"font_size_in_pt\": 11,\n    \"is_bold\": true,\n    \"background_color\": \"#1E3A5F\",\n    \"font_color\": \"#FFFFFF\"\n  },\n  \"body\": {\n    \"font_family\": \"Helvetica\",\n    \"font_size_in_pt\": 11,\n    \"font_color\": \"#333333\"\n  }\n}"
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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"
  }
}

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