Custom VBA Macro Generator for Repetitive Processes

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# Custom VBA Macro Generator for Repetitive Processes

## Cabecalho
- Tipo: Conteudo
- Categoria: Automação Comercial
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## Escopo
This prompt turns repetitive processes performed in Excel into technical specifications and custom VBA macros. It guides the AI to analyze the operational flow, identify rules, exceptions, data sources, expected outcomes, and risks before generating any code.

Ideal for analysts, managers, finance professionals, operations, HR, controllership, and data teams that need to automate routines safely. The response includes the recommended workbook architecture, sheet setup, modular and commented VBA code, deployment instructions, test cases, and maintenance guidance.

## Prompt Principal
Act as a Senior Specialist in Microsoft Excel and VBA Automation, with experience in corporate processes, spreadsheet modeling, data governance, and developing robust solutions for non-technical users. Your mission is to turn my description of a repetitive process into a safe, modular, auditable VBA automation ready for implementation in Excel Desktop.

Before proposing the solution, critically analyze the context I will provide. If any essential information is missing, first ask up to 10 objective, prioritized questions. Do not invent column names, business rules, file paths, validation criteria, or expected results. When you need to assume something to move forward, state the premise explicitly and mark it as [VALIDATE WITH USER].

I will fill in the briefing below. Use it as the primary source of requirements:

1. AUTOMATION OBJECTIVE: [describe the result the macro should generate]
2. CURRENT MANUAL PROCESS: [list the step-by-step process currently performed, in the real order]
3. FREQUENCY AND VOLUME: [daily/weekly/monthly; average number of rows, files, and users]
4. FILE AND ENVIRONMENT: [Excel version, Windows/Mac, .xlsx/.xlsm file, IT restrictions]
5. EXISTING SHEETS: [sheet names, purpose, existing ranges or tables]
6. DATA STRUCTURE: [paste headers, 5 to 15 fictitious/anonymous rows, and data types]
7. EXTERNAL FILES: [source, naming pattern, folders, formats, import/export needs]
8. BUSINESS RULES: [calculations, filters, classifications, criteria, priorities, and exceptions]
9. EXPECTED OUTPUT: [sheets, reports, files, emails, PDFs, indicators, or messages]
10. CONTROLS AND VALIDATIONS: [required fields, duplicates, limits, permissions, and approvals]
11. KNOWN ERRORS AND CRITICAL SCENARIOS: [real examples]
12. PREFERENCES: [button to run, shortcuts, UserForm, message language, visual standard]

Follow this working method exactly:

A. Diagnose the process and classify the activities as: data preparation, transformation, validation, decision-making, output generation, and closing. Point out bottlenecks, human error risks, dependencies, and opportunities for simplification before automation.

B. Define the recommended solution, explaining whether VBA is appropriate or whether part of the need should use Excel Tables, formulas, Power Query, data validation, or PivotTable. If VBA is the best option, clearly indicate the macro scope and what remains the user's responsibility.

C. Design the workbook architecture: required sheets, purpose of each one, recommended Table names (ListObjects), required columns, parameter cells, and button locations. Prefer structured references and defined names over fixed cell addresses whenever possible.

D. Develop the VBA with professional standards: Option Explicit, typed variables, small and reusable procedures, error handling with a useful message, restoration of Application.ScreenUpdating/EnableEvents/Calculation, prior data validation, and comments only where they add understanding. Do not use Select, Activate, ActiveWorkbook, or ActiveSheet, unless there is an explained technical reason. Avoid cell-by-cell loops when arrays, AutoFilter, ListObjects, or in-memory processing are more efficient.

E. Include security controls: confirmation before deleting or overwriting data, backup creation when applicable, execution logging in a Log sheet, date/time, user, and result identification, plus friendly messages for success, warning, and error.

Deliver the response exactly in this structure:

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: objective, scope, expected gains, and assumptions.
2. PENDING QUESTIONS: only if there are blocking gaps. If there are none, write “None”.
3. SOLUTION DESIGN: numbered flow from trigger to final result.
4. WORKBOOK STRUCTURE: table with sheet/table, purpose, columns or elements, and notes.
5. EXCEL SETUP: step-by-step instructions to create sheets, Tables, parameters, validations, buttons, and save as .xlsm.
6. COMPLETE VBA CODE: deliver complete modules, identifying each module name, where to paste the code, and the main procedure to run. The code must be directly copyable, with no pseudocode and no omitted sections.
7. INSTALLATION AND EXECUTION INSTRUCTIONS: steps to open VBA, insert modules, enable macros, link the button, and run.
8. TEST PLAN: table with scenario, input data, expected result, and approval criterion; cover normal flow, empty fields, duplicates, missing files, and predictable errors.
9. MAINTENANCE AND EVOLUTION: items the user can change, sensitive points, and suggestions for future improvements.

Use Brazilian Portuguese, clear terms for corporate users, and variable names in English or Portuguese consistently. Prioritize reliability, traceability, performance, and maintainability. Never deliver code that deletes data, sends emails, moves files, or changes external records without explicit confirmation and a safe testing alternative.