Problemsby GlyphCritical work in Apache Superset is fragile and manual
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Chart XLSX export leaves a formula unquoted when it starts with whitespace
### Bug description The chart XLSX formula guard looks at the literal first character of a cell, so any leading whitespace slips past it. A value like `" =1+1"` or `"\t=cmd"` is written to the sheet unquoted and is evaluated as a formula when the workbook is opened. The CSV...
D3_FORMAT is ignored by the default number format (SMART_NUMBER), and number/date/currency locales are one global setting unrelated to the UI language
## Summary Superset exposes `D3_FORMAT`, `D3_TIME_FORMAT` and `CURRENCIES` in `superset_config.py`, but a deployment cannot cleanly render numbers, dates and currencies in a non-US locale: 1. `D3_FORMAT` does not reach the default number format, so most charts keep `1,234.5`...
fix(table): Cell bar conditional formatting does not render in Explore
### Bug description ### Bug description On a Table chart, Adaptive formatting with **Formatting object = cell bar** does not show in Explore. The same saved chart, downloaded as XLSX, **does** show Excel data bars on that column. Expected: Explore paints in-cell bars (with the...
[SIP-230] Proposal for an optional download reason on data exports
## [SIP] Proposal for an optional download reason on data exports ### Motivation Superset's Action Log (`logs.json`) already records *who* exported *which* chart or query result and *when*. It does not record *why*. For deployments that hold personal data the "why" is a...
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4 posts from 4 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 26 days. Mostly on apache/superset. Tools named alongside: Excel, GitHub, Slack, Observe.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "spreadsheets" rule about Apache Superset. First post Sep 22, 2026, latest Oct 17, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
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