Bug 94959 - SUM formula update incorrect when the sum range is to the last column in spreadsheet and a new column is inserted
Summary: SUM formula update incorrect when the sum range is to the last column in spre...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 92779
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.2.6.3 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) All
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Keywords: regression
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Reported: 2015-10-11 15:32 UTC by sviatoslav
Modified: 2016-03-24 06:19 UTC (History)
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2015-10-11 15:32 UTC, sviatoslav 		Details
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Description sviatoslav 2015-10-11 15:32:33 UTC 
Created attachment 119518 [details]
Sample spreadsheet

When the SUM formula sums columns to the end of the spreadsheet (column AMJ), and when a column is inserted somewhere in the summed range, the formula is not updated correctly with reference to AMJ becoming #REF!.

To reproduce:

1. Open attached sample spreadsheet
2. Insert 1 column anywhere after column D
3. Observe formula in cell D3
Comment 1 raal 2015-10-11 19:11:05 UTC 
I can confirm with Version: 5.1.0.0.alpha1+
Build ID: 8273350ff48f198efc9dc9c5de5519b8cbdc0cb3
TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@70-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2015-10-07_05:54:26
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2015-10-11 21:42:22 UTC 
I don't think it is a bug, inserting a column(s) all references beyond inserting point must be moved same number of columns than those inserted.

Sorry, but why the last column must be preserved and others not?, for other people can serve to know that the range has been improperly managed.

From recent versions @Eike (https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44419#c17) has implemented the reference to whole columns/rows.

=SUM(1:1) sum all columns of row 1.
=SUM(A:A) sum all rows of column A.

using this references it's possible insert columns without lost the references because it's referred to the whole column/row not to a specific range.
Comment 3 MM 2015-10-11 22:03:06 UTC 
Confirmed with v4.2.6.3 under mint 16 x64.
Unconfirmed with v4.1.6.2 under mint 16 x64.

I wouldn't know why it's not a bug. It works in v4.1, but not in v4.2.
At least the outcome shouldn't be: =SUM(D1:#REF!1)
Comment 4 m_a_riosv 2015-10-11 22:41:30 UTC 
What it should be?, it signals what part of the reference has been broken.

Seems the behavior was change with the deep rework in calc for 4.2.

Such behavior is an exception on to adapt references when inserting, BTW different than when deleting (4.1).

Maybe would be better as request for enhancement, but even it can make easy certain task, I don't like the exceptions.
Comment 5 MarMar 2015-10-12 11:13:46 UTC 
I clearly would classify as bug. For me, the formula =SUM(D1:AMJ1)clearly implies you want to sum all columns between the two references. If one is deleted, there should be one less, if one is inserted it should be automatically added.
Comment 6 sviatoslav 2016-03-24 02:47:22 UTC 
It appears this bug was resolved when Bug 92779 was resolved. Please consider marking this a duplicate of Bug 92779.
Comment 7 raal 2016-03-24 06:19:17 UTC 
Yes, fixed.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 92779 ***