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  • Scenario #2 - Code production problem with early releases of Controller 8.2 (8.2.384 to inclusive 8.2.391)
  • For more information, see separate IBM Technote #1347360
  • Scenario #3 - Invalid report design (invalid row or column definition)
  • For more information, see separate IBM Technote #1377401
  • Scenario #4 - Invalid characters (non-alphanumeric) inside system
  • For more information, see separate IBM Technote #1347785
  • Scenario #5 - Corrupt user's Windows profile
  • Scenario #6 - Incorrect parameter syntax used inside 'cc.fText' formulae
  • For more information, see separate IBM Technote #1622392
  • Scenario #7 - Incompatible third-party (non-IBM) Excel add-in installed
  • For more information, see separate IBM Technotes #1981407 & 1987136.
  • Resolving The Problem

    Scenario #1
    Patch Microsoft Excel to correct Microsoft patching level.

  • See separate IBM Technotes #1503045 & 1386072.
  • Scenario #2
    Upgrade to latest version of Controller.
  • See separate IBM Technote #1347360.
  • Scenario #3
  • See separate IBM Technote #1377401.
  • Scenario #4
  • See separate IBM Technote # 1347785 .
  • Scenario #5
    Reset the 'bad' end user's Windows profile.
  • TIP: Care should be taken before doing this, since the profile contains user-specific settings such as 'Favourites' etc.
  • For example, in one real-life customer's example, they deploy Controller via Citrix. Since their Windows user profiles do not contain any documents/favourites the Citrix administrator could simply reset the 'bad' end user's profile by:
  • Asking the 'bad' end user to logout of Citrix
  • Rename their profile folder (for example rename C:\Documents and Settings\BADUSER to BADUSER .OLD )
  • Scenario #6

    Modify the cc.fText (in the report/report layout) formulae to contain double quotes ("") around each parameter.

  • See separate IBM Technote #1622392.
  • Scenario #7
    Disable the incompatible third-party (non-IBM) Excel add-in.
  • For more information, see separate IBM Technotes #1981407 & 1987136.
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