BPC Excel - EVAFTER and Format Range

Hi
Is there any way to continue the formatting defined in the FormatRange into the EvAfter range ?
In the ApplyTo column in the FormatRange I've tried EVAFTER, AfterRange etc... but I just get errors.
If it isn't possible to define in the Format Range is there a trick to get excel to continue the formatting from the data into the EvAfter range ?
Thanks for your help.
Kind Regards
Gav

Hi Gavin,
The EVAFTER range has it own format, and it is applied after the general formatting coming from the FORMAT range table.
So you have to create your format for EVAFTER inside the cells referenced in your EVRNG function in the AfterRange parameter of your expansion. And be sure that you reference enough columns in this Range, to be sure that your data layout is also displaying this specific format.
Hope this will help you.
Kind Regards,
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