Dynamic Excel Lookup Logic for Xcelsius
Here is a scenario that many people have…. You have a connected model and the web service returns tabular data, but Xcelsius does not have the ability to lookup multiple rows of data with their...
View ArticleCalendar Date Formatting in Xcelsius
Written by: Ryan Goodman Published: April 9th, 2007 3352 views Posted in Excel Logic, Xcelsius If you are working with dates within a connected Xcelsius dashboard, you can run into potential issues...
View ArticleXcelsius Formulas: Calculating Current Quarter
Many times, you want your dashboard to query data based on the current quarter, month, day or year. Within Xcelsius you can easily calculate these values. The trickiest part is calculating the quarter...
View ArticleDynamic Formatting in Xcelsius Tables
Xcelsius’ Excel paradigm for binding data inherits Excel’s absence of dynamic cell formatting. In Excel, you define a cell format as text, percentage, value, date, etc… When you bind a component to a...
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Current time in Xcelsis using Yahoo time service
If you need the current time in a dashboard, the Excel formula is NOW() is useful for many scenarios. If the local PC time is not adequate I found a slick Yahoo web service that will provide me with a...
View ArticleCONCATENATE
CONCATENATE(text1,text2) The CONCATENATE function will allow you to combine the text values from multiple cells into a single text string. The “Text” values can be a combination of absolute cell...
View ArticleLARGE & SMALL
LARGE or SMALL (array,k) The LARGE function will return the Nth largest value within a specified range. The “array” is the range, column, or row you will be analyzing with this function. The “k” is...
View ArticleMatch
MATCH (lookup_value, lookup_array, match_type) The MATCH function will return the absolute position of a specified lookup value, within a given range (array). The “lookup_value” is the specified value...
View ArticleVLOOKUP
VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])The VLOOKUP, or vertical lookup, searches for a value in the first column of an array and returns a value in the same row from a...
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Dynamic Ranking Logic
Since I wrote this article, Centigon Solutions has launche a new component called Dynamic Sort, which allows you to rank data dynamically without a single line of logic. You can get this component for...
View ArticleDynamic Formatting in Xcelsius Tables
Xcelsius’ Excel paradigm for binding data inherits Excel’s absence of dynamic cell formatting. In Excel, you define a cell format as text, percentage, value, date, etc… When you bind a component to a...
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Current time in Xcelsis using Yahoo time service
If you need the current time in a dashboard, the Excel formula is NOW() is useful for many scenarios. If the local PC time is not adequate I found a slick Yahoo web service that will provide me with a...
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