.xltx files showing as dispform.aspx hyperlink

hi,

i have some excel templates (.xltx) stored in a document library within SharePoint online , but when i search for the file all i get is the dispform.aspx?id link that takes me to what looks like the property page of the sheet , the search doesn't even bring up the document itself anywhere... i've tried looking in search to see if i can add the file extension , but it doesn't look like thats an option anywhere

it seem to be only happening with excel templates fine , all the other word templates display ok

https://content.spiceworksstatic.com/service.community/p/post_images/0000300061/5ab0f1b3/attached_image/SPExcel.png

any ideas on how to fix this

thanks

paddi

SharePoint Online

Scott Strausbaugh
Mar 22, 2018
Not in SharePoint Online. It would be a custom iFilter that you can only implement in on premise SharePoint Search like you used to do with PDF files prior to SharePoint 2013.

I'm sure there is a reason Microsoft didn't want to parse template files, but I don't know what that is.

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Scott Strausbaugh
Iron Contributor
Mar 22, 2018
The SharePoint Search Indexer cannot parse xltx files so it will default to the dispform.aspx link.

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38746978/sharepoint-online-potx-powerpoint-template-files-not-returned-in-search-resu
- Patrick Rooney
  Copper Contributor
  Mar 22, 2018
  Hi Scott,
  
  thanks for getting back to me , is there a way to add the file extension at all , i cant seem to find anything or anywhere to add the extensions
  
  paddi
  - Scott Strausbaugh
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 22, 2018
    Not in SharePoint Online. It would be a custom iFilter that you can only implement in on premise SharePoint Search like you used to do with PDF files prior to SharePoint 2013.
    
    I'm sure there is a reason Microsoft didn't want to parse template files, but I don't know what that is.

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.xltx files showing as dispform.aspx hyperlink

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