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Reading Excel files

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java
Domain
data

Research direction

Find ExcelAssistant.loadCoefficientMap and trace how it handles Excel cells containing functions instead of numerical values. Check the existing Excel loading tests and data fixtures first; done means function cells are converted to values and loading continues with additional data.

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Description

At present, when ExcelAssistant.loadCoefficientMap encounters a function rather than a numerical value it often exits without warning. Ideally, this method should convert the function to a value and proceed to load in additional data.

Dominant language
Java
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26
Forks
38
Avg merge
11h 45m
Merged PRs (30d)
8

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