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Context Aware Actions

The main section of xpna Home in the task pane is context aware so that when moving around an Excel workbook and changing the selection, xpna will offer a set of different actions that can be performed based on this context.

General Context

NameContextActions
Empty CellA single empty cell is selectedInsert article table
Empty RangeA range of empty cells is selectedInsert article table
CellA single non-empty, non-xpna cell is selectedResolve Members
RangeA range of non-emapty cells is selectedConvert selection to report

Formula Context

NameContextActions
Article SendA single xpna Article Send cell is selectedView and writeback (all) Article Send formula in workbook
DataA single xpna Data cell is selectedDrill to transactions
Data SendA single xpna Data Send cell is selectedView and writeback (all) Data Send formula in workbook
Data WriteA single xpna Data Write cell is selectedDrill to transactions
Update number
Writeback errors
MemberA single xpna Member cell is selectedChoose a different member
Drill down (direction)
Collapse

Table Context

NameContextActions
TableThe current selection is inside a standard Excel tableConvert table to articles
Article TableThe current selection is inside a xpna Article tableRefresh article table
Transaction TableThe current selection is inside a xpna Drill To TransactionsN/A