Hi,
we are experiencing issues with the EPM Offline Condition, which should allow useres to make input in an offline workbook and upload the input after setting the workbook online.
The process when using an input template as offline workbook is as follows:
- Connecting to the BPC Homepage via SSO
- Opening the input template under "Activities" on the BPC Homepage
- Using the "Offline" function of the EPM Add-In to be able to save the file to a local drive
- All EPM Formulas are converted to offline formulas inlcuding epmOfflineCondition = 0
- Making input when not being connected to BPC
- To save the input the user made in the offline workbook, he first needs to open MS Excel via BPC Homepage (otherwise SSO wont´t work)
- After Excel is connected to BPC the user has to open his offline workbook
- Now here is the Problem:
Since Excel is already connected to BPC the epmOfflineCondition is removed from all formulas and somehow the workbook is set to online.
All Values stored in the formulas disappear and since the cache is empty all formulas show "#RFR".
This way, we can not use the offline function because the epmOfflineCondition will be removed automatically when Excel is connected to the system, although no user activly set the workbook online again.
Is there any way to keep the workbook offline until the user uses the button "Offline mode"?
I hope any expert can help, because using the offline mode is essential for our users.
Best regards,
Florian