BPC Custom VBA Functions questions

Hello, Experts
I am developing some formatting scripts which are run inside functions AFTER_EXPAND, AFTER_REFRESH.
I have several sheets with EVDRE
I don't understand the following things:
1. How I can trigger which list was refreshed & expanded?
2. Why calling EVDRE : Expand & Refresh doesn't lead to execution AFTER_EXPAND and AFTER_REFRESH? AFTER_REFRESH work only in Refresh, AFTER_EXPAND in Expand all. How can I trigger calling "EVDRE : Expand & Refresh "
3. BPC Custom VBA Functions have String argument inside itselves. Usually this argument is empty. What's the goal of this argument?

Hello Mark,
I've also used BPC VBA functions quite extensively to extend BPC capabilities with success up until now, but I am now struggling with finding a way to make them work when registered as macros from an external add-in.
The scenario is the following: I currently leverage custom VBA macros (BEFORE_EXPAND, AFTER_EXPAND, etc) to extend BPC functionalities, and the code is distributed in the VBA modules attached with my input schedules/reports spreadsheets.
I then decided to consolidate the functionalities in an Excel automation add-in, which (among other tasks) registers the same macros once at Excel startup to be used by all the different input schedules / report: macros are registered and exposed correctly (they are showing up in the list of available functions) but for some reasons they are not fired by the Expand All or Refresh menu actions.
Any idea about why the macros are not executed? Do they necessarily need to be written in a VBA module attached to the spreadsheet?
Many thanks in advance.
Regards
Jacopo

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I've also used BPC VBA functions quite extensively to extend BPC capabilities with success up until now, but I am now struggling with finding a way to make them work when registered as macros from an external add-in.
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