Bug 135718 - LOOKUP function stopped working
Summary: LOOKUP function stopped working
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.3.6.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Calc-Function
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Reported: 2020-08-13 14:38 UTC by lkp1957
Modified: 2021-07-01 04:05 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
spreadsheet showing the issue (27.04 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2020-12-01 12:27 UTC, matevz.langus@borea.si
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Description lkp1957 2020-08-13 14:38:13 UTC
Description:
Had a list of LOOKUP functions referencing a table to report values as they updated. Worked great for months until yesterday when it suddenly started reporting wrong values mostly the same one. Checked the formulas and all good.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Set up a two column table of text in one and values in the other
2.Set up second list of text with LOOKUP functions to report the corresponding values
3. Update the values in the first table

Actual Results:
Mostly a single number randomly returned with a few others. All incorrect

Expected Results:
The correct values every update


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: en-GB
Module: SpreadsheetDocument
[Information guessed from browser]
OS: Windows (All)
OS is 64bit: no
Comment 1 Roman Kuznetsov 2020-08-13 18:21:57 UTC
please attach your file here and write info from Help->About dialog
Comment 2 Eike Rathke 2020-08-17 09:42:23 UTC
Hint: sounds like the values where the lookup happens are not strictly sorted ascending. Values MUST be sorted, otherwise results are arbitrary. See also https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-GB/text/scalc/01/04060109.html?DbPAR=CALC#bm_id3159273
Comment 3 matevz.langus@borea.si 2020-12-01 12:27:48 UTC
Created attachment 167711 [details]
spreadsheet showing the issue

Hi,

I reproduced the same error most probably. Attached file demonstrating the issue.

I can confirm the reason for the problem was unsorted lookup vector.
But if I exported to xslx and opened in Apple Numbers then it worked fine without any changes.

So perhaps it is a bit strange that vector must be sorted after all.
Being a developer it makes sense to me, but yesterday I was a secretary and in that mode of operation I did not even think sorting would be required.

regards,
  Matevz
Comment 4 matevz.langus@borea.si 2020-12-01 12:38:13 UTC
I was using:

7.0.3.1
https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+log/d7547858d014d4cf69878db179d326fc3483e082
Comment 5 QA Administrators 2021-05-31 04:12:48 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2021-07-01 04:05:45 UTC
Dear lkp1957,

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Your bug report is being closed as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to inactivity and
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