Can I connect to different Excel files dynamically

Hello,
I've got a problem. I want to design a dashboard with different data sources. These data sources are 3 different .xls files.
The data of these files changes every month.
How can I tell Xcelsius to connect dynamically to these 3 files? The user shouldn't edit the dashboard every month!
Thanks a lot!

well, in this case you need a different scenario
you will have to develop a live dashboard
1. integrate those 3 xls into one source system (some database)
2. design a universe on top of this database
3. build your dashboard using Live office connection or Query as a web service.
put your dashboard on the BO enterprise system, then you will have it online and refreshed automatically.
if you dont have a BO enterprise system, then there is some workaround to use any web server to extract those information from the database using XML connections.
good luck
Amr

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