v5.x.x issue - Excel worksheets

Description:
When working with an Excel file (that is defined using a variable) with multiple worksheets, if you select a sheet that is not the first one, then when you reset the node (e.g. monthly file) and open the Excel config box, the previously selected sheet is not selected; rather, the first radio button is selected.

This is very annoying (and for obvious reasons very dangerous) especially if you have a large number of sheets in a single file.

I don’t know if this is a bug - could be by design.

This happened in the previous version as well. I don’t think it happened in v4.x…

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Select Excel Reader
  2. Select an Excel file (using a variable) with multiple worksheets
  3. Select any worksheet, but not the first one.
  4. Run - all good.
  5. Save, close KNIME and restart
  6. Open the workflow and click configure in the Excel node.
  7. The previously selected node is no longer selected; rather, the first option is selected!

Actual results:
In my example, I had previously selected Networx Adjustments. Now it is preselected to the first worksheet “Networx Report”.

Expected results:
Previously selected worksheet (Networx Adjustment) should be pre-selected.

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OS:
Win 11

@sw1336 there is this very old thing. I am not sure if it is related but it might be:

There is/was a ticket for that in case anyone wants to take a look AP-18133

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