Bug 146686 - LINEST with empty parameter for KnownX has different results in LibreOffice than in Excel
Summary: LINEST with empty parameter for KnownX has different results in LibreOffice t...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
unspecified
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL: https://issues.oasis-open.org/browse/...
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Blocks: Calc-Function
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Reported: 2022-01-10 19:18 UTC by Regina Henschel
Modified: 2025-11-27 11:28 UTC (History)
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Example to see the problem (30.08 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2022-01-10 19:18 UTC, Regina Henschel
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Description Regina Henschel 2022-01-10 19:18:46 UTC
Created attachment 177439 [details]
Example to see the problem

Open attached document in LibreOffice and in Excel.
Notice that in case of an empty parameter for KnownX, LibreOffice uses the default values 1,2,3,... row-wise, whereas Excel uses them column-wise.
The same problem exists, if you use an xslt-file generated by Excel.

This bug has two aspects:
a) How should the order be specified in ODF? (see OASIS JIRA issue OFFICE-3949)
b) How can LibreOffice guarantee, that Excel and LibreOffice get the same result?

Eike: Any idea on a) ?
Comment 1 Regina Henschel 2022-01-10 19:21:35 UTC
Otherway round:
LibreOffice uses the default values 1,2,3,... column-wise, whereas Excel uses them row-wise.
Comment 2 Xisco Faulí 2022-08-18 08:38:24 UTC
Hi Regina,
Any update on this ?
Comment 3 Regina Henschel 2022-08-18 10:40:39 UTC
No progress and a solution by the ODF TC in near future is unlikely.

We could implement a function in own namespace, that is compatible to Excel and Gnumeric.
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2025-11-27 11:28:37 UTC
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