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databricks Platform · Updated Sep 30, 2026

Control spreadsheet writeback with a workspace admin setting

Excel and Google Sheets writeback now requires a workspace admin to enable the Allow spreadsheet writeback security setting.

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What it does

Excel and Google Sheets writeback now requires a workspace admin to enable the Allow spreadsheet writeback security setting. The Databricks Connector for Google Sheets lets you write data from Google Sheets back to a Unity Catalog table. You can create a new table or overwrite an existing table in Databricks without leaving Google Sheets.

Why it matters

Excel and Google Sheets writeback now requires a workspace admin to enable the Allow spreadsheet writeback security setting.

Key capabilities
To create a new table
To create a new table, you must have the following privileges:
USE CATALOG on the catalog
USE CATALOG on the catalog
USE SCHEMA on the schema
USE SCHEMA on the schema
CREATE TABLE on the schema
CREATE TABLE on the schema
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Excel and Google Sheets writeback now requires a workspace admin to enable the Allow spreadsheet writeback security setting.

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Key takeaway
Excel and Google Sheets writeback now requires a workspace admin to enable the Allow spreadsheet writeback security setting.
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