FXLData Wizard

An Excel ribbon bar tool for interactively building and editing FXLData functions

Overview

The FXLData Wizard is part of the FXLData add-in for Excel which provides a collection of functions for retrieving statistical data from a Fusion Registry directly into a worksheet.

The Wizard helps in the task of building and modifying =FXLData() and =FXLDataV() functions which take a number of parameters including the Fusion Registry to connect to, the Dataflow and a data query expression - typically an SDMX series key.

Installing the FXLData Excel add-in adds a FXLData menu option and the ƒx button to the ribbon to launch the Wizard.

• Select a blank cell in the worksheet and launch the Wizard to create a new FXLData function.
• Modify an existing =FXLData() or = FXLDataV() function by selecting the worksheet cell before launching the Wizard.

Wizard

Guidance

• All parameters can take either a literal value (e.g. a number or a text string), a cell reference (e.g. A4) or an Excel formula (e.g. sum(A4,A6))
• A parameter's result value is shown to the right which is just the literal, the contents of the referenced cell, or the result of the Excel formula
• Red indicates the value is not valid
• Use the Apply button to apply changes made in the Wizard to the worksheet
• The FXLData function is refreshed automatically everytime the Apply button is clicked
• The Registry URL is the base URL of the Fusion Registry data source - the same URL used to access the web user interface
• Use the + and - buttons to add and remove favourite Fusion Registries from the drop down list - the Def button sets the default
• The Dataflow can be either just the source Dataflow's ID (e.g. EXR) provided that is unique, or the fully-qualified Dataflow identifier (e.g. ECB,EXR,1.0)
• The Dataflow drop down provides an up to date list of all dataflows from the selected Fusion Registry that contain data
• The Data Expression defines precisely what series to retrieve using an SDMX Series Key or JSON packet describing a series basket that can be generated using Fusion Data Browser
• Use the keyword all for the Data Expression to retrieve all series for the selected Dataflow
• The Start Period and End Period select only observations between those dates which must be in SDMX time format - both are optional
• REST Args allows additional data REST query arguments to be set such as rounding, calculated measures, dimension at observation and aggregations
• The REST Args expression must follow the standard syntax for URL parameters using '&' as a separator , e.g. round=2&attributes=UNIT
• Favourite Rest Arg expressions can be saved and deleted using the + and - buttons - the ? button provides help on the available arguments and their usage