Upgrading the Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel add-in

Upgrade is accomplished by replacing the existing Planning Analytics for Microsoft Excel .xll file with a newer version of the .xll file.

About this task

The procedure for upgrade varies depending upon whether you renamed the ,xll file before installing it as an add-in to Microsoft Excel.

Procedure

  1. If you did not rename the .xll file before installing it in Microsoft Excel:
    1. Remove the existing .xll file.
    2. Download and install a newer version of the .xll file.
  2. If you did rename the .xll file before installing it in Microsoft Excel:
    1. Download a new version of the .xll file from IBM Support Fix Central.
    2. Rename the new version of the .xll file using the same name you used when you initially installed the .xll file as an add-in to Excel.
    3. Shut down Excel.
    4. Save the new version of the .xll file to the directory where the previous version is located, replacing the previous version.
    5. Restart Excel.