# How to Update Salesforce Records from Excel with CDATAUPDATE: Excel Add-In for Salesforce

**URL:** <https://community.cdata.com/t/how-to-update-salesforce-records-from-excel-with-cdataupdate-excel-add-in-for-salesforce/1233>\
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**Tags:** excel-add-in, discussion, salesforce, driver, excel\
**Created:** [November 7, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/how-to-update-salesforce-records-from-excel-with-cdataupdate-excel-add-in-for-salesforce/1233 "2025-11-07T12:57:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/how-to-update-salesforce-records-from-excel-with-cdataupdate-excel-add-in-for-salesforce/1233/1 "2025-11-07T12:57:31Z")

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Hey CData community,

If you’re working with live data in Salesforce and want to harness the full power of Excel to update records — you’re going to like this. With the CData Excel Add-In for Salesforce, the article shows how to use the **CDATAUPDATE** function to push changes from Excel back into Salesforce. (See the KB article here: [How to Update Salesforce Records from Excel with CDATAUPDATE](https://www.cdata.com/kb/articles/salesforce-exceladdin-cdataupdate.rst?utm_source=chatgpt.com).)