# Parallel-process multiple Excel files by sheet name in a single KNIME workflow **URL:** \ **Category:** KNIME Analytics Platform\ **Created:** [October 28, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/parallel-process-multiple-excel-files-by-sheet-name-in-a-single-knime-workflow/84126 "2024-10-28T05:38:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![mlauber71](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/mlauber71/32/73590_2.png) [@mlauber71](https://forum.knime.com/u/mlauber71)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/parallel-process-multiple-excel-files-by-sheet-name-in-a-single-knime-workflow/84126/2 "2024-10-28T07:04:46Z")
@san_98 from what I recall we had a similar thread about parallel processes > [@Parallel Processing of Multiple Excel Files Based on Dynamic Sheet Names from List Files/Folders Node in KNIME](https://forum.knime.com/t/parallel-processing-of-multiple-excel-files-based-on-dynamic-sheet-names-from-list-files-folders-node-in-knime/84034/7): > > @san_98 In your screenshot I do not see any Parallel Chunks and no database access, but if you are fine we are fine slight_smile For the fun of it I expanded on @MartinDDDD workflow and constructed a parallel access with a database node calling sub-workflow(s) that would then use this connection. So far it seems to work although any benefits in speed might depend heavily on the actual database(-connetion) supporting parallel access. The callee workflow does look like this: Maybe you can combine it with these information > [@Create individual excel files from multiple worksheets](https://forum.knime.com/t/create-individual-excel-files-from-multiple-worksheets/78171/2): > > @lazaronewhall17 yes this can be done. With such tasks you can combine several nodes into a system to handle your files. You read the Excel Sheet names and feed them into a Table Row to Variable Loop start to iterate over them (you can expand this obviously to several files). You [create Path variables](https://forum.knime.com/t/write-multiple-csv-file-to-a-loop/44989/2) for a new sub-folder: Using the name of the “Sheet” as Folder name from the Flow Variable (you can use other things too, or you can just skip this part): [image] You then c… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.knime.com/t/parallel-process-multiple-excel-files-by-sheet-name-in-a-single-knime-workflow/84126)._