Excel 365: prevent changes from uploading

[narnian_uk]

I imagine the answer is "no", but let's see: I have an Excel file on SharePoint which multiple users might want to access simultaneously. In effect, the workbook acts as a front end for users to view, filter, etc. the contents of a database by selecting options, entering search criteria, etc.

I don't want each user to see the search entries etc. made by other users, and so would like to prevent any entries made by a user from uploading to SharePoint (including in the Web version of E365). Is there any way of doing that?

 

[gplhl]

Can you not protect the sheet from changes, using the protect feature? or give them view access only?

 

[narnian_uk]

Can you not protect the sheet from changes, using the protect feature? or give them view access only?

Thing is that I don't want to prevent changes. Users need to be able to enter search criteria etc. I want to prevent those changes from being uploaded to SharePoint. Which probably means that I really need to ask in an SP forum rather than an Excel forum...