Steps: Create new Calc files, e.g. 3x3, insert a few (distinctive) numbers (or letters), save and close. Create new Writer file, insert a few blank lines Link the Calc file as OLE object into the Writer document via: + Menu->Insert->Object->OLE-Object... + "Create from file" + select the newly created Calc file via ->Search + Tick with "Link to file". + OK and save Change a value in the table in Calc, and save it Switch to the Writer window Update table in Writer document, Menu->Tools->Update->Update All or Go to Menu->Edit->Link to External Files, select appropriate link and then click Update. The numbers in the table in the Writer document are not updated
The solution comes after tdf#147589
Here the first patch is in WIP https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/130692
Juergen Funk committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/cf650ceaafb4d3a3f46991dc1b12efa0e37a71f9 tdf#147590 update OLE object after document refresh It will be available in 7.4.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.