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Link Excel Data to the Contributor Zone

You can create formulas within the Contributor zone based on data in the Excel zone and then link data and calculations directly to your Contributor plan. When the data in the Excel zone changes, you can decide whether to update the formula data in the linked Contributor cells .

Note: While the value contained in a Contributor Excel formula can be saved or submitted to the server, the formula itself can only be saved locally in an Excel Workbook.

Step

The formula appears in the panel in the Contributor Excel Formula toolbar, only for viewing purposes.

Populate Multiple Cells in the Contributor Zone

You can populate multiple cells in the Contributor zone. For example, you might want to copy a relative formula for the sum of cells O29 through O32 in the Excel zone into multiple Contributor cells.

Note: Adding large numbers of formulas increases the time it takes to open a saved workbook.

Steps
  1. Type the cell reference for the formula total in the Contributor cell.

  2. Click the Edit Contributor Excel Formula button. This drops the Contributor formula into the Excel formula bar .

  3. Click the cell with the formula that you want to copy and click Copy.

  4. Highlight the destination cells and click Edit, Paste Special, Formulas.

    When the data changes in the Excel zone, you can choose to update the data in the Contributor cells .

    Tip: To delete a Contributor Excel Formula, select the Contributor cell and click the delete this Contributor Excel formula button. You can also use the Contributor Excel formula toolbar buttons to delete all Contributor Excel formulas in a cube or to delete all Contributor Excel formulas in a model .