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"To prevent possible loss of data ... Try to locate the last nonblank cell" error message when processing form layouts

Troubleshooting


Problem

User tries to 'Process Layout' a form. An error appears.

Symptom

Error #1:
Standard Error
Source: Microsoft Office Excel
Description: To prevent possible loss of data, Microsoft Office Excel cannot shift nonblank cells off the worksheet.


Try to locate the last nonblank cell by pressing CTRL+END, and delete or clear all in cells between the last cell and the end of the data. Then select cell A1 and save your workbook to reset the last Cell used.

Error #2

ControllerForms

Object reference not set to an instance of an object

[{"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Controller","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.4","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
09 May 2025

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