Regarding Connection In Xcelsius

Hello Experts,
I have about 10 connections in my Xcelsius dasboard. Now my requirement is untill all connection got active and load the data till that i have to show the loading screen and rest all part off dasboard will be disabled. How do i know that my all connections loaded the data successfully.
Thanks in advance

For each connection you can let XCelsius write a number, let's say 1, in a specific cell when the data is loaded.
You can have a formula in another Excel cell that sums up the values from the loading status cells. Create an additional formula in a different cell to return 1 unless the value of the sum up field (sum of the loading status cells) is 10. In this case it should return 0. LEt's call this TriggerLoadingScreen cell.
Create a loading screen (eg. a JPG) that covers the entire dashboard (put it in the foreground). Setup the visibility of the loading screen to be based to the value of the TriggerLoadingScreen cell.
Regards,
Stratos

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