To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=76235 Issue #|76235 Summary|Change the approach of scenario-building and use. Component|Spreadsheet Version|OOo 2.2 RC4 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|ui Assigned to|spreadsheet Reported by|raindrops
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 10 18:22:21 +0000 2007 ------- Scenarios are NEVER needed singly: they are always needed as a set. (typically, at least 3 scenarios are needed: best case, normal, and worst case). But in Calc, the GUI does not take advantage of the fact that a given set of scenarios will enter different values in the SAME cells. Instead, for each scenario, Calc forces the user to (a) change the values in cells all over the sheet, (b) Select the entire range, and then (c) use the Tools>Scenarios... menu. This is tedious. Besides, the user may make a mistake in selecting the cells of the scenario, in which case Calc will use the default (earlier) value even without the user's knowledge! In comparison, in MS Excel, the scenario builder allows you to identify the cells with variable values, then takes you in scenario-naming+defining loop, in which you name a new scenario, and its values for all the identified cells. You enter the new values directly in the GUI, unlike in Calc. You can keep adding more scenarios without leaving this window. Once the set is fully defined, you can leave the GUI. This is far easier, and without any possibility of an error. Coming to how the scenarios are used: In Calc, you are allowed to activate each scenario one at a time and see the picture. You cannot compare the scenario by putting them side by side. In comparison, MS Excel allows us to build (a) summary that shows all scenarios side by side and (b) Pivot table. This approach is much more useful. *** To sum up, method of building and using the scenarios must be changed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
