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Microsoft 365 Backup Launches File-Level Restore
The Microsoft 365 Backup solution will soon be able to restore individual files and folders instead of complete sites. That’s a welcome upgrade to restore capabilities to cover situations like the inadvertent deletion of a file. It’s a wonder why Microsoft didn’t make more about this capability when they celebrated SharePoint’s 25th anniversary last week when they discussed departmental billing for Microsoft 365 Backup. https://office365itpros.com/2026/03/11/microsoft-365-backup-file-restore/
Python in Excel - Missing from desktop Excel but exist in web Excel
Good Morning! Yes, again this topic :-( When I join to a professional forum I also search for the topic I having a problem with. Found a lot of similar questions but I could not find a post with a solution. Maybe I was not enough attentive and patient but I did not. Well, we are a University in Hungary, and we have Microsoft 365 A1, A3 and A5 licenses. I attahced a screenshot which shows: in the desktop Excel I got #CALC! error msg when I type =PY and press TAB. But it works in Excel on the Web version. So the root of the problem cannot be the license, right? Of course I saw this article about "Python in Excel availability": https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/python-in-excel-availability-781383e6-86b9-4156-84fb-93e786f7cab0 Our licenses are based on user, not device so no, it cannot be that the computer is a device with shared license: My Excel version is on: So the version and the channel are also OK. (OK?) I am also a Global Adminisitrator in our tenant, so I could check if the Connected experiences and Optional connected experiences and all related possibilities are disabled or not: no, it is not disabled. On "Microsoft 365 Apps admin center" : https://config.office.com/ ... I did not find any policies which controls those options so in "Policies for all users" policy I modified all these settings from "Not configured" to "Configured" and "Enabled". In my Excel the Trust center related settings looks like this: Of course my Office package up to date, I ran the Update Office and Update License command from Excel. Did not help. I went also to https://admin.microsoft.com site if I can find any related setting, but did not. I also tried to Sign out and Sign back in Excel - did not help. Finally, as our computers are in Hybrid environment (so our users are logging in inti on-prem AD, and their properties are synchronised to Azure) I have cerated a Group Policy object (I am also a Domain Admin), which also allows connected and optional experiences for all domain users: I should not mention: did not help :-( I have checked if the GPO is applied or not by running GPRESULT /R, it applied, it is in the registry. But despite all the settings so far - nothing helped. The Python in Excel feature in desktop Excel do not want to work. But it does in web based Excel. I would be very happy to receive any ideas from anyone. Or if U say I should go to official Microsoft support, then I go. Have a nice day! Regards, Andras /sorry for the very detailed case description, but maybe easier and quicker if I "aswer" all usual questions in advance/
3044 error in Access
I have two computers networked Windows 10 together and have moved to two new computers windows 11. I have also moved from Microsoft 365 to 2024 office professional plus. Everything seems to work on the new computers except one Access database. That file has a front and back built in. I get a 3044 run error and the data base will not open. The error says it can not find the data base. I think in the transfer the old computer may have a different name than the new, It appears that is the problem. In the network I can see both new computers, it seems they are set up correctly but that could be a problem as well. I simply do not know how to fix it. I hope someone here may have a solution.
Excel file problem
When I download an Excel file from iCloud (on my Mac laptop), I get a message saying: "We found a problem with some content in the file. Do you want us to try to recover as much as possible? Click "yes" if you trust the source of this workbook." I click yes, but the file then opens in a corrupted or unusable state. How can I retrieve the original file as it was before? Please recommend a solution.
Transitioning from Barracuda to Office 365 for Modern Email Management
Migrating from Barracuda to Office 365 is a strategic step for organizations looking to modernize their email infrastructure and improve collaboration. Many businesses use Barracuda for email security, archiving, or backup, but moving to Office 365 allows them to consolidate these capabilities within a single cloud-based productivity platform. Office 365 offers advanced email services through Exchange Online along with collaboration tools like Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. The migration process typically involves transferring archived emails, mailboxes, and user data from Barracuda systems into Office 365. Careful planning is required to ensure data integrity, maintain compliance requirements, and avoid disruptions to daily communication. During the migration, administrators map user accounts, validate domains, and verify that all archived data remains accessible after the transition. One of the major advantages of moving to Office 365 is the enhanced security and management capabilities. Businesses gain access to features such as advanced threat protection, data loss prevention, and centralized administration. These tools help organizations protect sensitive information while simplifying IT management. For companies planning this transition, working with experienced providers can help ensure a smooth process. Many organizations rely on Apps4Rent to support Barracuda to Office 365 migrations, ensuring secure data transfer, minimal downtime, and reliable access to Microsoft 365 services after the migration is complete.Moving from Kerio to Office 365 for Modern Email and Collaboration
Migrating from Kerio to Office 365 is a practical step for businesses looking to upgrade their email and collaboration infrastructure. While Kerio Connect provides basic email, calendar, and messaging capabilities, Microsoft Office 365 offers a comprehensive cloud-based platform that includes Outlook, Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. This transition enables organizations to benefit from enhanced productivity tools and improved communication across teams. During a Kerio to Office 365 migration, essential data such as emails, contacts, calendars, and folders are transferred from the Kerio server to Exchange Online. The process typically involves configuring Microsoft 365 accounts, securely migrating mailbox data, and updating DNS records to ensure uninterrupted email delivery. Careful planning helps minimize downtime and ensures that users maintain access to their information throughout the migration. Another key advantage of moving to Office 365 is improved security and scalability. Microsoft provides advanced protection features such as spam filtering, multi-factor authentication, data loss prevention, and built-in compliance tools. These capabilities help organizations protect sensitive information while meeting modern security standards. Businesses often rely on experienced providers like Apps4Rent to manage Kerio to Office 365 migrations efficiently. With expert planning and support, organizations can ensure a smooth transition, maintain data integrity, and fully leverage the benefits of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.Why is my create file from OneDrive for Business node isn't working?
I have a power automate cloud flow that, in some point, gets a word .docx from my sharepoint site, then it creates the same document in onedrive so that I can convert it to PDF then returns it to sharepoint. This idea came from the necessity of converting a .docx to .pdf without the need of premium conectors. I have 2 scenarios: 1° Scenario: Flow: I get the data from the word that I need > I create the same file on OneDrive > I convert the file to .pdf > then I create the file on Sharepoint. Problem: When I run my flow, it gets a 404 error: "message": "File Not Found\r\nclientRequestId: y-f695-48b1-9556-xc\r\nserviceRequestId: x-e051-b000-efc3-y" Error image: 2° Scenario: Flow: The same as the above, the only thing I did after research, is that the node that I get content from file from my sharepoint site also returns the "$content-type", so I specified that for the create file from OneDrive I'll only want the "$content" attribute. In resume, it creates the file in onedrive but I can't open it, it appears to be corrupted, at first I thought my sharepoint file was also broken, but then I could open it with no errors as on OneDrive. Problem: When I run my flow, it gets the error that it can't convert that kind of file (as I wrote above, the file creates corrupted), the main problem is understanding why it gets corrupted, it even returs the content-type that I'm not passing anymore. Error image: Message: "message": "Error from microservice: {\"status\":406,\"message\":\"Não há suporte para a conversão desse arquivo para PDF. (cannotOpenFile / Error from Office Service. Url=https://wordcs.officeapps.live.com/document/export/pdf HttpCode=BadRequest)\",\"source\":\"api.connectorp.svc.ms\"}\r\nclientRequestId: y-13f3-4e1a-a77a-x\r\nserviceRequestId: y-a09f-b000-f272-x" NB: This flow actually worked for more than 1 year with no problems like that, the last time it ran without errors was last week (6-7 days from today).How to Remove Sensitivity Labels from SharePoint Files at Scale
It’s easy to remove sensitivity labels from SharePoint Online files when only a few files are involved. Doing the same task at scale requires automation. In this article, we explain how to use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK to find and remove sensitivity labels from files stored in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. https://office365itpros.com/2026/03/10/remove-sensitivity-labels-from-file/
What causes downtime or server errors for websites hosted on Microsoft Azure?
Websites hosted on Microsoft Azure may experience downtime due to configuration errors, traffic spikes, or limited server resources. For example, if AH Bonus faces hosting issues, it could be caused by high traffic exceeding CPU or RAM limits. Misconfigured deployment settings or incorrect database connections can also trigger server errors like 500 or 503. Additionally firewall or security rules may block access. To resolve this for https://bonus-ah.nl/, monitor performance in Azure enable autoscaling review logs optimize database queries, and check network security settings to ensure stable website performance and reduce downtime.
Should be easy...... Open a form to a specific record
I have a form with rows showing individual audit for staff members. Each audit would be individualized by an Autonumber ID field. I want the user to be able to click on the ID field, have it close the form, and open another form on that specific record. Both forms are based on the same underlying table. The VBA I'm trying is the following: Private Sub ID_Click() DoCmd.OpenForm "Case_Notes", acNormal, "[ID] = " & Me!ID DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name, acSaveNo End Sub It does open the other form, close the form the user is clicking from, but it does not go to the ID number I click. For example, I click on ID 3, and the other form opens on ID 2. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Let me know if you have questions that I haven't clarified.
Tokyo Stock Exchange data
Does any one know, and can share, a sample excel file that can import updated information (ticker, name, last price, dividend yield, daily high and daily low and analysts average target price) for ~50 stocks traded on the Tokyo stock exchange, which is not covered by Microsoft?"Method 'Calculation' of object '_Application' failed" error occurs on unpredictable attempts
At random times, this save code decides to spit the "Method 'Calculation' of object '_Application' failed" error. It doesn't happen on any other userforms. Any idea why? Private Sub CommandButton2_Click() 'Save 'Initial: On Error Resume Next Dim rng As Range, cell As Range Dim first_DB_avail_row As Range Dim Highest_Version_Row As Long Dim existingVersions() As String Dim ver_find As Variant Dim ver_list As Object: Set ver_list = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList") 'Use an ArrayList for version sorting Dim padded_list As Object: Set padded_list = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList") 'Create a temporary list for padded versions to ensure order (e.g., 5.1.28 > 5.1.2) Dim v As Variant, parts As Variant Dim padded_v As String, leadChar As String, all_vers As String Dim i As Integer 'Validate entries: If Me.Caption = "First Version - Business Manager" Then 'Adding product - first version If Me.ComboBox1.Value = "" Or Me.TextBox1.Value = "" Or _ Me.TextBox2.Value = "" Or Me.TextBox3.Value = "" Then 'Check if version is not inputted MsgBox "You must complete all fields.", vbExclamation, "Business Manager" GoTo MEM_CLEAN End If Insert_Product.ver_val = stage_entry & Major & Minor & Patch Unload Me Insert_Product.new_product_ver_cancel = False 'Set back to false from the terminate sub setting GoTo MEM_CLEAN End If Call Find_Latest_Ver 'Get the current latest version If stage_entry & Major & Minor & Patch = Highest_Version Then 'Check if version already exists MsgBox "This version already exists (as the newest version).", vbExclamation, "Business Manager" GoTo MEM_CLEAN End If existingVersions = Split(Replace(Me.TextBox4.Value, vbCrLf, ""), "• ") For Each ver_find In existingVersions If Trim(ver_find) = Trim(stage_entry & Major & Minor & Patch) Then MsgBox "This version already exists.", vbExclamation, "Business Manager" GoTo MEM_CLEAN End If Next ver_find If Me.ComboBox1.Value = "" Or Me.TextBox1.Value = "" Or _ Me.TextBox2.Value = "" Or Me.TextBox3.Value = "" Then 'Check if version is not inputted MsgBox "You must complete all fields.", vbExclamation, "Business Manager" GoTo MEM_CLEAN End If Me.Hide 'This will preserve public variables, keeping the form loaded, while still allowing the PLZ_WAIT userForm to display (no modal error) 'Macro Enhancement - Start: Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual ActiveWorkbook.UpdateRemoteReferences = False Application.EnableEvents = False 'This must be false Application.ScreenUpdating = False Application.Interactive = False Application.DisplayAlerts = False Application.DisplayStatusBar = False PLZ_WAIT.Show PLZ_WAIT.Label2.Caption = "Setting new version" DoEvents 'Allows the PLZ_WAIT userForm to display If Err.Number <> 0 Then 'For some unknown reason, the Excel error "Method 'Calculation' of object '_Application' failed" occurs on unpredictable/unrepeatable attempts to save (sub runs) - cause unknown MsgBox "An Excel error occured (""" & Err.Description & """: " & Err.Number & "). Please try again (until it works).", vbExclamation, "Business Manager" GoTo MEM_CLEAN End If 'Pull data from the latest version: ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Unprotect Password:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("CY39").Value For Each cell In ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("E4:E7503") If cell.Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("E" & Selection.Row).Value Then If cell.Offset(0, -2).Value = Highest_Version Then ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("B" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, -3).Value 'Name ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("C" & Selection.Row).Value = stage_entry & Major & Minor & Patch 'Product Version ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("D" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, -1).Value 'File ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("E" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Value 'ID Number ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("F" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 1).Value 'Category ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("G" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 2).Value 'Details (Description) ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("K" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 6).Value 'Release Date ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("L" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 7).Value 'Copyright Y/N button ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("M" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 8).Value 'Copyright Status ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("N" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 9).Value 'Year ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("O" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 10).Value 'Copyright Statement ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("P" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 11).Value 'Published Y/N button ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("Q" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 12).Value 'Publish Status (Date) ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("R" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 13).Value 'Web Link ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("S" & Selection.Row).Value = cell.Offset(0, 14).Value 'Withdraw Date Highest_Version_Row = cell.Row Exit For End If End If Next cell 'Save new version to version database: Set first_DB_avail_row = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range(ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("C7506").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0).Address) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, -1).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("B" & Selection.Row).Value 'Name first_DB_avail_row.Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("C" & Selection.Row).Value 'Product Version first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 1).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("D" & Selection.Row).Value 'File first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 2).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("E" & Selection.Row).Value 'ID Number first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 3).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("F" & Selection.Row).Value 'Category first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 4).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("G" & Selection.Row).Value 'Details (Description) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 8).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("K" & Selection.Row).Value 'Release Date first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 9).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("L" & Selection.Row).Value 'Copyright Y/N button first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 10).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("M" & Selection.Row).Value 'Copyright Status first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 11).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("N" & Selection.Row).Value 'Year first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 12).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("O" & Selection.Row).Value 'Copyright Statement first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 13).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("P" & Selection.Row).Value 'Published Y/N button first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 14).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("Q" & Selection.Row).Value 'Publish Status (Date) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 15).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("R" & Selection.Row).Value 'Web Link first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 16).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("S" & Selection.Row).Value 'Withdraw Date 'Save Development Status Data to new version from latest version (copy over): first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 17).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("T" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Title first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 18).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("U" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Tags first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 19).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("V" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Content first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 20).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("W" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Total Tasks first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 21).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("X" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Complete Tasks first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 22).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("Y" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Platform first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 23).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("Z" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Medium first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 24).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AA" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Framework first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 25).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AB" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Stage first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 26).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AC" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Dev Log (1) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 102).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("DA" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Dev Log (2) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 103).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("DB" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Dev Log (3) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 104).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("DC" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Dev Log (4) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 105).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("DD" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Dev Log (5) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 106).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("DE" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Dev Log (6) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 107).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("DF" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Dev Log (7) first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 27).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AD" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Total Bugs first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 28).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AE" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Resolved Bugs first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 29).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AF" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Total Requests first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 30).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AG" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Complete Requests first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 31).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AH" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Start Date first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 32).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AI" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'End Date first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 33).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AJ" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Total Work Days first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 34).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AK" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Lines of Code first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 35).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AL" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Number of Features/Amenities first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 36).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AM" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Ease of Use first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 37).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AN" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Innovation/Uniqueness first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 38).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AO" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Complexity first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 39).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AP" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Optimization first_DB_avail_row.Offset(0, 40).Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("AQ" & Highest_Version_Row).Value 'Customer Request/Cater 'Set version list: Set rng = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("E4:E7503") ver_list.Add stage_entry & Major & Minor & Patch 'Add initial version For Each cell In rng 'Loop to add matches - Collect all versions If cell.Value = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Range("E" & Selection.Row).Value Then ver_list.Add cell.Offset(0, -2).Value End If Next cell 'Temporarily convert each version into sortable key (000.000.000) For i = 0 To ver_list.Count - 1 v = ver_list(i) leadChar = Left(v, 1) parts = Split(Mid(v, 2), ".") padded_v = leadChar padded_v = padded_v & Right("000" & parts(0), 3) padded_v = padded_v & Right("000" & parts(1), 3) padded_v = padded_v & Right("000" & parts(2), 3) ver_list(i) = padded_v & "|" & v 'Store padded key + original version 'Note: This converts, for example, "V54.17.44" to "V054017044" in order to sort, for each version (i) Next i 'Sort (descending) then strip padded key: ver_list.Sort: ver_list.Reverse For i = 0 To ver_list.Count - 1 ver_list(i) = Split(ver_list(i), "|")(1) Next i 'Note: This sorts then reverses the sort for highest version to be on top. Since sorting is left-to-right, major number will sort first, then minor, _ then patch, in that order. For the release, order will be A then B then V, since that's the alphabet's order, then it's reversed causing the order to be V then B then A. _ Basically, it is sorted lexicographically (V > B > A) then numerically (000000000), then reversed for descending order, then converted back to versioning format. 'Set validation: all_vers = " ," & Join(ver_list.ToArray, ",") 'Join all in array into one string and add initial blank option (for adding new when selected), for setting validation With Selection.Validation .Delete .Add Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:= _ xlBetween, Formula1:=all_vers .IgnoreBlank = True .InCellDropdown = True .InputTitle = "" .ErrorTitle = "" .InputMessage = "" .ErrorMessage = "" .ShowInput = False .ShowError = False End With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Products").Protect Password:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Background Data").Range("CY39").Value 'Macro Enhancement - End: Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic ActiveWorkbook.UpdateRemoteReferences = True Application.EnableEvents = True Application.ScreenUpdating = True Application.Interactive = True Application.DisplayAlerts = True Application.DisplayStatusBar = True 'Final: Unload Me 'This clears "Highest_Version" and all public variables ?....... Sheet2.UPDATE_DB_FORCE = True Application.Run "Sheet2.Worksheet_Change", Selection 'Necessary in order to update Pricing and CUS_PRO_RATINGS sheets with new version Sheet2.UPDATE_DB_FORCE = False 'Release variables/objects from memory: MEM_CLEAN: Unload PLZ_WAIT: Set PLZ_WAIT = Nothing Set rng = Nothing Set cell = Nothing Set first_DB_avail_row = Nothing ver_list.Clear: Set ver_list = Nothing Set padded_list = Nothing End SubCleaning messy excel/csv form ERP system
Hi, I’m curious how people here usually deal with messy exports coming from ERP or accounting systems. I often receive Excel or CSV files that are not really ready to use as a table. Things like: -a few rows of system info before the header -totals or notes mixed inside the data -different date formats in the same column -currency symbols and formats all over the place -sometimes even another small table sitting under the first one Before doing any analysis (excel, power BI...) I usually have to spend a bit of time cleaning the file so it becomes a normal structured table. Power query definitely helps, but depending on the export I sometimes still end up doing several cleanup steps first. I’m curious what the usual workflow is for people here. Do you normally build a reusable Power Query transformation for these reports, or do you handle each export differently? I recently walked through one messy export example here while documenting the cleanup steps if anyone is curious about the kind of file I mean: https://www.mubsiraanalytics.com/blog/how-to-extract-clean-tables-from-messy-excel-csv Mostly just interested to see how others approach this.Operations Dashboard in Excel
Ok, so I have been tasked to build an operational dashboard for an airline maintenance planning and tracking. I have a dataset downloaded from our ERP system that lists down the aircraft tails, the workorder number, tasks in each workorder, manhours for each task, city, site(hangar or line) and the start date and end dates. There are codes that are assigned for each category of workorder, whether it is a C-Check, Line or transit. In the current scenario, we use a flight operations tracking software that gives us a hangar forecast, but then we have to get the dataset (as mentioned above) and then build a report daily to show the tails assigned for each port and then the total manhours. The report looks something similar to what you see below. Now, instead of doing it daily manually, I want to automate the process. So far, I have been able to sum the total manhours for the day, get the tails assigned for each port and location, and achieve some sort of conditional formatting to distinguish between different types of checks - green for heavy, yellow for transit and so on. What I have been unable to achieve is the aircraft is scheduled for two days grounding in the hangar, then the cells on both days should align together. As you can see in the image above, VH-AA6 has maintenance on the 8th and 9th of March, but the cells are not aligned. I tried to find a difference between the start and end date and create a helper column to assign a priority, but it didn't work. I have spent countless hours on Chatgpt to come up with a solution, but all efforts went in vague. I have seen a similar excel sheet elsewhere, but I couldn't extract the formulas or the logic since it was heavily protected. In the end I want to add a search bar and a to find a Rego/ Tail by typing in the search field and highlight in the sheet quickly. The main aim is the cell alignment for the consecutive dates. So lets say AA6 is occupying D2 on Day 8, then on the Day9 AA6 should pop up in E2. Any other aircraft on the Day9 with a day's grounding may appear in E1, or next available empty cell.change background color
I have a worksheet, using column b9:f550 with the cells having a background color of blue. Col B is empty of data. whenever I put a S or P in column B, ( b9 example, I want the background color to change in b9, c9, d9, e9, f9 to white. is there a way that this will automatically change to white whenever I add a S or P in the B col?Word Writing Problem
Hello, I am experiencing a problem with the web version of Microsoft Word on my Android phone and tablet. For about a week, I have noticed issues when typing in Word. After typing something and pressing the Enter key, the text I wrote sometimes disappears. In some cases, even though I press Enter, the cursor does not move to the next line and the words start overlapping each other. This issue occurs both when I use the on-screen keyboard and when I use a physical keyboard. I have tried several different browsers and devices, but the problem still persists. I also tested it with a different Microsoft account and the same issue occurred. What could be causing this problem, and how can I fix it?
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