BEx 70 launches new excel instance

Hi experts!
In BEx 3.x no new excel instance was launched when analyzer was started. So if excel was already open and analyzer was started only the AddIn came up in the already open excel instance.
In BEx 70 always a new excel instance is launched even if excel is already open.
Is there a way to change that behaviour?
Thx for your reply.
Michael

Hi Michael,
I also know this difference between Bex 3.x and Bex 7.0.
This is the disadvantage of Bex 3.x and it is improved in Bex 7.0.
Unfortunately there should be no way to change this in Bex 3.x.
Regards,
Patricia

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