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  1. Confluence Data Center
  2. CONFSERVER-38889

Excel file that contains unresolved formula will cause Confluence to loads indefinitely

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      Summary

      Trying to preview an Excel files that contains problematic formula will cause Confluence to load it indefinitely and may exhaust Confluence resources

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Have an excel file that contains an unresolved formula:
      2. Attached it to a Confluence page
      3. Save page.
      4. Try to preview the page

      Expected Results

      Confluence will display the file, including the broken/problematic formula contained

      Actual Results

      Confluence try to load the page indefinitely
      Also happens while trying to preview the attachment itself (by going to page tools > Attachments > View)

      No error is thrown in atlassian-confluence.log

      Notes

      Obtain the sample excel file from the ticket https://support.atlassian.com/browse/CSP-151155

      Workaround

      Edit the excel file and clean up the problematic formula before uploading them back to Confluence

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            mkhairuliana Monique Khairuliana (Inactive)
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