Bug 138054 - FILESAVE XLSX Multiple groups of columns are exported as one group
Summary: FILESAVE XLSX Multiple groups of columns are exported as one group
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.3.0.3 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: filter:xlsx, implementationError
: 144657 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: XLSX Group&Outline
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Reported: 2020-11-07 20:04 UTC by Andrei Dragomirescu
Modified: 2025-09-18 03:10 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
Example file with grouped columns (7.91 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2020-11-09 12:38 UTC, NISZ LibreOffice Team
Details
The example file saved as XLSX in Calc 7.1 alpha (4.82 KB, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet)
2020-11-09 12:39 UTC, NISZ LibreOffice Team
Details
Screenshot of the original document and its saved version side by side in Calc (38.19 KB, image/png)
2020-11-09 12:40 UTC, NISZ LibreOffice Team
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Description Andrei Dragomirescu 2020-11-07 20:04:13 UTC
Description:
When, in LibreOffice Calc, I create different groups from adjacent columns by pressing F2, I find these groups combined into a single one after saving in XLSX format, closing and reopening the spreadsheet. This is not the behavior I expect. What I expect is to find my data grouped according to my choice. This bug does not appear when I save in ODS format. (Sometimes I need the XLXS format for better compatibility with my colleagues.)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select columns A and B. Press F2.
2. Select columns C and D. Press F2. 
3. Select columns E and F. Press F2.
4. Save the spreadsheet in XLSX format.
5. Close the spreadsheet.
6. Open the spreadsheet.

Actual Results:
The three groups, namely A-B, C-D, and E-F, become a single group A-F after reopening the spreadsheet.

Expected Results:
The three groups, namely A-B, C-D, and E-F, should have remained distinct, as they where created.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.0.2.2
Build ID: 00(Build:2)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: ro-RO (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Ubuntu package version: 1:7.0.2_rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2020-11-09 12:38:35 UTC
Created attachment 167132 [details]
Example file with grouped columns
Comment 2 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2020-11-09 12:39:06 UTC
Created attachment 167133 [details]
The example file saved as XLSX in Calc 7.1 alpha

Version: 7.1.0.0.alpha1+ (x64)
Build ID: 00e5c63c35307faacf76a5e2ca7953c4208244ed
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: hu-HU (hu_HU); UI: en-US
Calc: CL
Comment 3 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2020-11-09 12:40:16 UTC
Created attachment 167134 [details]
Screenshot of the original document and its saved version side by side in Calc

Excel also sees one group instead of 3
Comment 4 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2021-09-22 14:18:43 UTC
*** Bug 144657 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-09-14 13:20:20 UTC
Repro

Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: df3b95a39472e18ea8acdaae447b7176e37a9256
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI: fr-FR
Calc: threaded
Comment 6 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-09-14 13:23:00 UTC
Repro

Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha1+ (x64)
Build ID: 9bc848cf0d301aa57eabcffa101a1cf87bad6470
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22621; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 7 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-09-15 13:17:28 UTC
Repro

Version: 6.3.0.0.alpha1+ (x64)
Build ID: c98b1f1cd43b3e109bcaf6324ef2d1f449b34099
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 8 ady 2023-09-15 14:28:44 UTC
(In reply to Andrei Dragomirescu from comment #0)
> Steps to Reproduce:
The STR need correction:

1. Select columns A and B. Press F12.
2. Select columns C and D. Press F12. 
3. Select columns E and F. Press F12.
4. Save the spreadsheet in XLSX format.
5. Close the spreadsheet.
6. Open the spreadsheet.

"Group and Outline" export to XLSX seems to be supported since LO 5.3 (considering that in LO 5.2, no group is saved at all when saving as XLSX). I have not found Release Notes on this.

The problem is already present in LO 5.3 when saving (and then closing and reopening) as XLSX. It is saved correctly as ODS. I have not tested saving as XLS format.

So this seems to be an implementation error.
Comment 9 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-09-18 07:09:46 UTC
Repro

Version: 6.2.0.0.alpha1+
Build ID: a20a2d7e0d28658f2d9089da076961a599833a28
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 10 ady 2023-09-18 07:39:08 UTC
(In reply to Sophie Sipasseuth from comment #9)
> Repro
> 
> Version: 6.2.0.0.alpha1+

This is already repro since LO 5.3 and up to current Dev 24.2 versions, as mentioned in comment 8, so no need to keep testing 6.x versions.
Comment 11 QA Administrators 2025-09-18 03:10:57 UTC
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