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All cells return values of blank (0 / zero) when using Optimise2 (ERO) caused by the end user's Windows user profile has misconfigured %TEMP% and %TMP% variables

Troubleshooting


Problem

Customer's spreadsheet is configured to use Optimise2 (ERO). After running/refreshing the spreadsheet (via F9 or F10) this fails to bring in any values from Controller. Problem only affects those reports with Optimise2 enabled.

Symptom

The spreadsheet contains blanks where you would expect to see figures/values.
  • There is no error message or entry in any log file.

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Modified date:
11 June 2026

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