diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index c06f2b4..a5ed0e6 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/tabular-data-gwt-service-2.17.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/tabular-data-gwt-service-2.18.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/java">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/tabular-data-gwt-service-2.17.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/tabular-data-gwt-service-2.18.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes" path="src/main/resources">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 			<attribute name="org.eclipse.jst.component.nondependency" value=""/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/tabular-data-gwt-service-2.17.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/tabular-data-gwt-service-2.18.0-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 3a5cfce..cb02d2b 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-user.tabular-data-gwt-service.2-18-0"
+		date="2017-07-01">
+		<Change>Added excel parameter for Template export [ticket #8781]</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-user.tabular-data-gwt-service.2-17-0"
 		date="2017-06-12">
 		<Change>Support Java 8 compatibility [ticket #8580]</Change>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e8093f..26524d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 	<artifactId>tabular-data-gwt-service</artifactId>
-	<version>2.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>tabular-data-gwt-service</name>
 	<description>tabular-data-gwt-service allows communication between the GUI and services</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/opexecution/OpExecution4SDMXTemplateExport.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/opexecution/OpExecution4SDMXTemplateExport.java
index 5571bff..f7e8889 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/opexecution/OpExecution4SDMXTemplateExport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/server/opexecution/OpExecution4SDMXTemplateExport.java
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public class OpExecution4SDMXTemplateExport extends OpExecutionBuilder {
 				sdmxTemplateExportSession.getVersion());
 		map.put(Constants.PARAMETER_OBSVALUECOLUMN, sdmxTemplateExportSession
 				.getObsValueColumn().getColumnId());
+		map.put(Constants.PARAMETER_EXCEL, sdmxTemplateExportSession.isExcel());
 		map.put(Constants.PARAMETER_TEMPLATE, templateMap);
 		OperationExecution invocation = new OperationExecution(
 				operationDefinition.getOperationId(), map);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/Constants.java
index 1620294..aaa1fa4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/Constants.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class Constants {
 	public static final String PARAMETER_AGENCY = "agency";
 	public static final String PARAMETER_VERSION = "version";
 	public static final String PARAMETER_OBSVALUECOLUMN = "obsValueColumn";
+	public static final String PARAMETER_EXCEL = "excel";
 	public static final String PARAMETER_TEMPLATE = "template";
 
 	public static final String PARAMETER_DATA_TYPE = "dataType";
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/sdmx/SDMXTemplateExportSession.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/sdmx/SDMXTemplateExportSession.java
index c39fdde..3b75f69 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/sdmx/SDMXTemplateExportSession.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/sdmx/SDMXTemplateExportSession.java
@@ -30,15 +30,14 @@ public class SDMXTemplateExportSession implements Serializable {
 	private String registryBaseUrl;
 
 	private TemplateColumnData obsValueColumn;
+	private boolean excel;
 
 	public SDMXTemplateExportSession() {
 		super();
 	}
 
-	public SDMXTemplateExportSession(TemplateData templateData,
-			Agencies agency, Source source, String id, String agencyId,
-			String version, String registryBaseUrl,
-			TemplateColumnData obsValueColumn) {
+	public SDMXTemplateExportSession(TemplateData templateData, Agencies agency, Source source, String id,
+			String agencyId, String version, String registryBaseUrl, TemplateColumnData obsValueColumn, boolean excel) {
 		super();
 		this.templateData = templateData;
 		this.agency = agency;
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ public class SDMXTemplateExportSession implements Serializable {
 		this.version = version;
 		this.registryBaseUrl = registryBaseUrl;
 		this.obsValueColumn = obsValueColumn;
+		this.excel = excel;
 	}
 
 	public TemplateData getTemplateData() {
@@ -114,13 +114,19 @@ public class SDMXTemplateExportSession implements Serializable {
 		this.obsValueColumn = obsValueColumn;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isExcel() {
+		return excel;
+	}
+
+	public void setExcel(boolean excel) {
+		this.excel = excel;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return "SDMXTemplateExportSession [templateData=" + templateData
-				+ ", agency=" + agency + ", source=" + source + ", id=" + id
-				+ ", agencyId=" + agencyId + ", version=" + version
-				+ ", registryBaseUrl=" + registryBaseUrl + ", obsValueColumn="
-				+ obsValueColumn + "]";
+		return "SDMXTemplateExportSession [templateData=" + templateData + ", agency=" + agency + ", source=" + source
+				+ ", id=" + id + ", agencyId=" + agencyId + ", version=" + version + ", registryBaseUrl="
+				+ registryBaseUrl + ", obsValueColumn=" + obsValueColumn + ", excel=" + excel + "]";
 	}
 
 }