Bypass Xcelsius to update dashboard

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Just use an XML map connection. Set it all up correctly and the user can update the spreadsheet, do a SAVE AS xml map and xcelsius will pick up the changes automatically.

I did a post on it way back on here.

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OK, I don’t get XML… can anybody tell me in easy-to-understand terms how to accomplish this, if it’s possible at all: I have data in an excel spreadsheet that I need to display on a dashboard. The data doesn’t change very often and the users would prefer to be able to enter/change it in spreadsheet format. But I don’t want the users putting data directly into xcelsius as that would involve regenerating SWF and WAR files. So, having managed to generate XML files via aspx code for …

Debbie

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Debbie (BOB member since 2005-03-01)