Excel XF() functions - problems with Save Offline Copy feature
All, Does anyone out there have users with massive (thousands of rows and dozens of columns) XFGetCell() workbooks that are seeing issues with the "Save Offline Copy" feature? (and yes, I know.. they should not be creating these massive workbooks in the first place - that's not what XF() is meant to do) Here are the symptoms we're having: Regardless of what the seconds setting is (and I'm not even sure this setting applies to anything other than CV connections or quick views) and for some of these users, it's set to the max allowable, the 'save offline copy' often just spins and spins and never completes or eventually the user just has to 'kill' Excel and try again. Happens at different times so no idea what server activity might be going on at the same time. Save Offline Copy appears to finish but the saved file now contains "#REFRESH" rather than the values Unable to keep Formatting (this has to be set to False) - loses things like superscript or subscript fonts. I have a feeling this has something to do with the built-in behavior with this addin that it wants to refresh everything before saving the offline copy and I suspect it doesn't get to finish that before the save starts to run, but I have no proof of this. Coupled with this is the fact that many of the cells containing the XF() function ALSO contain vlookup() functions which doesn't help I'm sure. We have raised a ticket with OS but it's hard to provide them with a replicated sample given the size of these workbooks. I'm just wondering if anyone else has seen this and what workarounds or resolutions you may have discovered and might be willing to share. Much thanks in advance for any tips.Solved4.2KViews1like5CommentsXFGETCELL #REFRESH
Certain users aren't able to refresh sheet containing XFGETCELL. Only shows #REFRESH. In OneStream task activity, it shows that the task has failed with an error message "Summary: Error processing dimension. The item was not found. Dim, OneStream.Shared.Common.DimPk, 0, -1." This should not be related to access since I was able to refresh sheet using another profile with the same roles.12Views1like0CommentsSave Offline Copy
I'm getting the below error message regarding location when trying to save a file with multiple XFGetCell formulas offline. I've updated my preferences that an earlier question showed as a solution and refreshed the workbook (again) before attempting to save...but am unable to save the file without the formulas. I've tried directly to my desktop, various folders, where downloads go.... I can't find an acceptable location. Any help would be appreciated.132Views0likes4CommentsAlias Dimension Property in V9.1
The newest release (9.1) of OneStream introduces the Alias property for just about all of the dimensions. The only place so far where I have found the Alias as being useful is in search. I have not been able to figure out the correct syntax to be able to use the alias in Cube Views, Quick Views or any business rule. My guess is that we are going to have to create a custom business rule that will allow us to call the Alias name and present in a viewable format. Does anyone have an example of where they have been able to display an Alias value in a Cube View or Quick view instead of displaying the default member name and/or description?Solved65Views0likes4CommentsRefreshing an emailed spreadsheet
We just upgraded from 8.4 to 9.0, and almost certain before we could email a spreadsheet with XF functions and immediately refresh the spreadsheet with button in the ribbon when already logged in. Now the Refresh Sheet button is grayed out, and now you have to "save as" the spreadsheet then refresh because the spreadsheet is in "read only" mode. I'm trying to decide if it changed with the upgrade, or if one of the Preferences settings affect this, or if we are just not remembering correctly. Any ideas or are we just wrong?49Views1like2CommentsExcel Addin Tab disappearing from the Menu
Hi community, Have you experience users reporting Excel Addin Ribbon disappearing from the Excel Menu ? The problem behavior is: User reports that OneStream Excel Add-in disappeared We are able to mark it as enable again After some time the add-in gets disabled again for the same user We have tried to reinstall OneStream Excel Addin, and the add-in get enabled, but it disabled itself after some time. Users use different ERP Add-ins, it may be a compatibility issue, have you any remediation for this cases ? Regards! Carmina31Views1like0CommentsHierarchy Comparison Reports or Dashboards
Has anyone built a cube view, or more likely a dashboard, that can automatically compare the base level members of 2 or more hierarchies in a dimension to identify exceptions? We do this manually now in Excel but was asked by the users to put this comparison in OneStream. I thought this might be an application report, but I don't see anything close. Also, we are currently on v7.4, so if there is a feature in the latest version please pass along. Thanks!47Views0likes3CommentsAutomate Excel workbook refresh
We have an Excel workbook with a *lot* of embedded cube views and table views. Some sheets have two Cube Views with Excel formulas showing significant differences. Others have stacked Cube Views showing Import, IFRS Adjustments and Total. We cannot use Books because of this. It takes about an hour to refresh the workbook so we want to automate the refresh somehow. Anyone have any suggestions about how to automate the refresh? Thanks Marcus59Views0likes1Comment