I am using Interated Planning with Analysis for Office 1.4 v8 and I would like the ability to be able to retrieve real-time data from my data source, save the data offline in Excel and make planning changes in the key figures open for input without being connected to BW and at a later time re-establish my connection and upload the changes I made offline. Below are the steps I am performing.
1. Establish Connection in Analysis for Office to Enterprise BW.
2. Pull up query with the latest real-time information from it's data source.
3. Save the data in Excel on a local drive, for use at a later time when system access is not available (e.g. on an airplane).
4. While away from the office the user will access the query results saved locally on laptop and enter Planning Data in the key figures open for input and re-save the file locally.
5. When the user is back in the office they are able to upload/save the values they maintained offline in the input key figures into the data target/real-time cube.
Currently I am able to perform steps 1-4 with no issues. In step 5 when I open the file the only way I can reconnect to the to Enterprise BW is to click the 'Refresh All' button in the Analysis ribbon. When I do this all the data in the spreadsheet is refreshed with data from the data source and the values I entered while offline are overwritten. What is the best solution to accomplish this requirement?
If I use the LogOn API in step 5 instead of the 'Refresh All' button will it refresh the data as well once the connection is established or will I be able to connect to BW and save the entries I made offline?
Cheers!