EPM Add-in Show Pane & Context Button Problem

[former_member706252]

Hi everyone,

I'm using EPM Add-in from 2011 and with SP 35 Patch 2, I see that default behaviour Show Pane & Context button is changed and it is not functional anymore.

Formerly when this button is pressed, the pane keeps hidden or unhidden until the next click from the user. But now it ALWAYS become visible after any sheet or workbook change and I mean with each going back and forth between the excels.

That button was very usefull when there are multiple models in the environment but now it is useless. SAP confirmed that this default behaviour is changed but didn't tell me which version does have this affect so I can go back to that.

Does anybody know this issue and am I the only one finds this change is wrong and unncessary.

Regards,

İlter

[former_member186338]

I do not use this button. My solution - 28" 4k screen 🙂

P.S. But what is you real name: BURCIN KILICASLAN or Ilter Yilmazli?

[former_member706252 · Accepted solution]

I got a response from SAP and it is told that SP31 is the one with the old behavior of the Show Pane button. Since there has been 2 years after this SP and no one is ever complaint, there won't be any agenda to revert it back.

In the mean time, SAP also provided that new toggle button can be created and VBA can be hardcoded in .XML file which is detailly explained in "EPM add-in user guide, chapter 43.1 (of the pdf version)". This requires some work and after creating the .XML, it must be deployed in each end user's appdata folder.

I hope they will revert it back in the future.

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

"VBA can be hardcoded in .XML file" - no, VBA has to be inside separate add-in (xla file). XML will contain only procedure name to execute...

[former_member186338]

EPM SP33 patch1 - same behavior!

You have to test earlier SP.

[former_member706252]

Thanks Vadim for the warning. I accidentally posted the message with wrong user.

As with your last message, I saw you are not bothered with the pane since you have 28k screen but for consultants like me, it is annoying 😃

Hope SAP provides me a solution so i can update here.

Regards,

İlter