Comments on: Drilling down data in Data Pilot http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/ Kohei Yoshida's Webspace Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:59:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael Johnson http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Michael Johnson Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:39:21 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-816 Dear Kohei Your assumptions are correct.If I can help in anyway pls let me know I need this quite urgently Kind Regards Michael Dear Kohei

Your assumptions are correct.If I can help in anyway pls let me know I need this quite urgently

Kind Regards

Michael

]]> By: Kohei Yoshida http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Kohei Yoshida Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:19:44 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-807 Michael, What I'm working on is adding a new UNO API for the backend data pilot provider to be able to provide the constituent rows that make up a given data field cell when requested (this is used only internally). And if I understand correctly, you want a front end UNO API to pull the constituent rows by specifying the cell position within a data pilot box. I could perhaps find a way to add a API that, given a cell position, returns the constituent rows to the caller. Do I understand your need correctly? Kohei Michael,

What I’m working on is adding a new UNO API for the backend data pilot provider to be able to provide the constituent rows that make up a given data field cell when requested (this is used only internally). And if I understand correctly, you want a front end UNO API to pull the constituent rows by specifying the cell position within a data pilot box. I could perhaps find a way to add a API that, given a cell position, returns the constituent rows to the caller.

Do I understand your need correctly?

Kohei

]]> By: Michael Johnson http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Michael Johnson Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:41:29 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-805 Can you explain what it is you are working on and if I can help. I am not expecting to open a new sheet. I just want to expose the data that makes up the cell they have alighted upon What do you think Kind Reagrds Michael Can you explain what it is you are working on and if I can help. I am not expecting to open a new sheet. I just want to expose the data that makes up the cell they have alighted upon

What do you think

Kind Reagrds

Michael

]]> By: Kohei Yoshida http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Kohei Yoshida Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:37:27 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-802 Ahh, I take that back. The UNO API I'm working on is for something else (UNO component data pilot), and it was not for programmatically inserting a new sheet with the data component for the data field cell. That may be something that will be worked on after this functionality is made available in the UI. But you're right. We eventually need to make it available via UNO API. Ahh, I take that back. The UNO API I’m working on is for something else (UNO component data pilot), and it was not for programmatically inserting a new sheet with the data component for the data field cell. That may be something that will be worked on after this functionality is made available in the UI.

But you’re right. We eventually need to make it available via UNO API.

]]> By: Kohei Yoshida http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Kohei Yoshida Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:56:38 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-797 The data pilot data is independent of cell properties, so it's entirely a separate entity as far as where the data are stored. But what you are saying in your second paragraph is possible. In fact, I'm now working on exposing this new functionality via UNO API to precisely make that kind of operation possible. The data pilot data is independent of cell properties, so it’s entirely a separate entity as far as where the data are stored. But what you are saying in your second paragraph is possible. In fact, I’m now working on exposing this new functionality via UNO API to precisely make that kind of operation possible.

]]> By: Michael Johnson http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Michael Johnson Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:38:12 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-775 Thanks for your reply. I have to have a work around now and I was thinking of building something simple using the API. Is this possible. Is the data pilot stuff held in cell properties or can I get to it anywhere else. For example click on a cell then go to a button press it and it opens a new sheet for every componenet of that cell. Is this possible through the API? Kind Regards Michael Thanks for your reply. I have to have a work around now and I was thinking of building something simple using the API. Is this possible. Is the data pilot stuff held in cell properties or can I get to it anywhere else.

For example click on a cell then go to a button press it and it opens a new sheet for every componenet of that cell. Is this possible through the API?

Kind Regards

Michael

]]> By: Kohei Yoshida http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Kohei Yoshida Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:04:42 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-669 Hi Michael, This feature will definitely appear in the go-oo version of OO.o first [1]. As for the time-line, I would probably say by the end of this year, tentatively speaking (subject to change without notice, of course ;-). As for the upstreaming schedule, I can't really say as I don't have the authority to make that kind of decision. Hopefully someone from Sun can answer that question. [1] http://go-oo.org/ Hi Michael,

This feature will definitely appear in the go-oo version of OO.o first [1]. As for the time-line, I would probably say by the end of this year, tentatively speaking (subject to change without notice, of course ;-). As for the upstreaming schedule, I can’t really say as I don’t have the authority to make that kind of decision. Hopefully someone from Sun can answer that question.

[1] http://go-oo.org/

]]> By: Michael Johnson http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Michael Johnson Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:10:39 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-662 This is exactly what I repquire to satisfy a large customer I have. They are are heavey pivot table users and therefore wqill be heavey data pilot users. They won't deploy until this feature is in place. Can you give me any indiaction as to when this will be ready Kind Regards Michael Johnson This is exactly what I repquire to satisfy a large customer I have. They are are heavey pivot table users and therefore wqill be heavey data pilot users. They won’t deploy until this feature is in place.

Can you give me any indiaction as to when this will be ready

Kind Regards

Michael Johnson

]]> By: Kohei Yoshida http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Kohei Yoshida Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:37:07 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-650 Hi Derek, One thing you can do is to see if the problem you experience has already been filed either as a bug or a feature request. The following page http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi lets you query the bug database for the OpenOffice.org (OO.o) project. If you can't find any existing bug, then you can file a new one, where you describe your problem, perhaps with an example document to demonstrate the problem, then that will get assigned to an appropriate developer. Here is the page to enter a new bug (or issue, whichever you prefer). http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi I agree that the Data Pilot feature in Calc still has some problems. I can't make any promises, but I'll see if I can invest some time looking into some of them. All the best, Kohei Hi Derek,

One thing you can do is to see if the problem you experience has already been filed either as a bug or a feature request. The following page

http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi

lets you query the bug database for the OpenOffice.org (OO.o) project. If you can’t find any existing bug, then you can file a new one, where you describe your problem, perhaps with an example document to demonstrate the problem, then that will get assigned to an appropriate developer.

Here is the page to enter a new bug (or issue, whichever you prefer).

http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/enter_bug.cgi

I agree that the Data Pilot feature in Calc still has some problems. I can’t make any promises, but I’ll see if I can invest some time looking into some of them.

All the best,
Kohei

]]> By: Derek Ednie http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-623 Derek Ednie Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:39:39 +0000 http://kohei.us/2007/09/25/drilling-down-data-in-data-pilot/#comment-623 Seeing your notes on Calc and datapilot prompted me to enquire about issues I have with an otherwise superb product. I am a basic user with a little extra knowledge which is possibly a most dangerous combination! Is it possible to bring in an Excel formating feature. Column contents - size autofit. It would save me significant time. Formating in datapilot is frustrating. For example apart from text I use Dates, Week No, Year and also numbers to 2 decimal places. Change one and all change! I have tried saving my layout as a template but clicking on some cells can totally upset the setting out. Any assistance will be very much appreciated. If I have come to the wrong place please be kind enough to point me in the right direction. Thank you Kind regards Derek Ednie Seeing your notes on Calc and datapilot prompted me to enquire about issues I have with an otherwise superb product.

I am a basic user with a little extra knowledge which is possibly a most dangerous combination!

Is it possible to bring in an Excel formating feature. Column contents – size autofit. It would save me significant time.

Formating in datapilot is frustrating. For example apart from text I use Dates, Week No, Year and also numbers to 2 decimal places. Change one and all change!

I have tried saving my layout as a template but clicking on some cells can totally upset the setting out.

Any assistance will be very much appreciated.

If I have come to the wrong place please be kind enough to point me in the right direction.

Thank you

Kind regards

Derek Ednie

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