diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/utils/parsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter.ts b/packages/nc-gui/utils/parsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter.ts
index 85c631d2a2..511c4b5cdf 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/utils/parsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/utils/parsers/ExcelTemplateAdapter.ts
@@ -103,13 +103,11 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
         }
         columnNamePrefixRef[cn] = 0
 
-        const column: Record<string, any> = {
+        let column: Record<string, any> = {
           column_name: cn,
           ref_column_name: cn,
         }
 
-        table.columns.push(column)
-
         // const cellId = `${col.toString(26).split('').map(s => (parseInt(s, 26) + 10).toString(36).toUpperCase())}2`;
         const cellId = XLSX.utils.encode_cell({
           c: range.s.c + col,
@@ -118,6 +116,11 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
         const cellProps = ws[cellId] || {}
         column.uidt = excelTypeToUidt[cellProps.t] || UITypes.SingleLineText
 
+        const { sqlUi } = useProject()
+
+        // enrich data type for Template Editor to process
+        column = { ...column, ...sqlUi?.value?.getDataTypeForUiType({ uidt: column.uidt }) }
+
         // todo: optimize
         if (column.uidt === UITypes.SingleLineText) {
           // check for long text
@@ -148,18 +151,26 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
                 const uniqueVals = (flattenedVals = flattenedVals.filter(
                   (v: any, i: any, arr: any) => i === arr.findIndex((v1: any) => v.toLowerCase() === v1.toLowerCase()),
                 ))
+                // assume the column type is multiple select if there are repeated values
                 if (flattenedVals.length > uniqueVals.length && uniqueVals.length <= Math.ceil(flattenedVals.length / 2)) {
                   column.uidt = UITypes.MultiSelect
-                  column.dtxp = `'${uniqueVals.join("','")}'`
                 }
+                // set dtxp here so that users can have the options even they switch the type from other types to MultiSelect
+                // once it's set, dtxp needs to be reset if the final column type is not MultiSelect
+                column.dtxp = `'${uniqueVals.join("','")}'`
               } else {
+                // assume the column type is single select if there are repeated values
+                // once it's set, dtxp needs to be reset if the final column type is not Single Select
                 const uniqueVals = vals
                   .map((v: any) => v.toString().trim())
                   .filter((v: any, i: any, arr: any) => i === arr.findIndex((v1: any) => v.toLowerCase() === v1.toLowerCase()))
+
                 if (vals.length > uniqueVals.length && uniqueVals.length <= Math.ceil(vals.length / 2)) {
                   column.uidt = UITypes.SingleSelect
-                  column.dtxp = `'${uniqueVals.join("','")}'`
                 }
+                // set dtxp here so that users can have the options even they switch the type from other types to SingleSelect
+                // once it's set, dtxp needs to be reset if the final column type is not MultiSelect
+                column.dtxp = `'${uniqueVals.join("','")}'`
               }
             }
           }
@@ -200,6 +211,7 @@ export default class ExcelTemplateAdapter extends TemplateGenerator {
             column.uidt = UITypes.Date
           }
         }
+        table.columns.push(column)
       }
 
       let rowIndex = 0