Best Practice Advice for Xcelsius Beginner

Hello, all -
This is my first post to the community. Please forgive my naivety. : )
I've read about half of the 400 page Xcelsius manual, and am still confused about using individual cells to comprise a series. My client has a ready-made Excel spreadsheet generated from Crystal Reports that I am using within Xcelsius Engage.
Specifically, I am trying to build an easily reusable Xcelsius document that does not require the spreadsheet to be changed (additional functions/formulas). I would like my client's admin to be able to just copy and paste the data into Xcelsius and publish.
But when I try to use 3 separate calls to comprise the values of a series (to calculate total revenue), the text box in my line chart properties doesn't display my selection. My question boils down to this: Is it best to custom design a spreadsheet (and require my client to invest additional human resources), or is it best to strive for advanced Xcelsius programming and just use a ready-made spreadsheet?
Thanks in advance for any help.

Thank you for the prompt response. But what I am wondering is if I should ask the client to design a new report format to easily integrate with Xcelsius, or try to work with the client's ready-made (designed for a different purpose) spreadsheet, and through advanced Xcelsius programming (multiple series, insertions, etc.), manipulate it to do what I need it to.
Specifically, what I have been given by the client is a spreadsheet broken out by month, that on each month page there are 3 cells that correspond to different sources of revenue. In a perfect world, I would change the spreadsheet design to calculate a total for each month, so I could use the monthly totals in a simple line chart. What I am wondering is am I asking for an unnecessary amount of hassle trying to do this through multiple series, insertions, etc., and should I just ask the client to create a new report format.
Additionally, can someone tell me if it is even possible to pull values (in the case described above, monthly totals) from different pages to comprise a series?
Thanks!

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