Spreadsheet Controls An Automated Approach Bob Crompton, FSA, MAAA Vice President, ARC Ga

Metrics For Formula Count For Each Worksheet Formula Listing Metrics For Formula Count For Each Worksheet

Formula Listing Listing of All Formulas in One Place Auto-fit this column & scan for formulas that fill the column Listing of All Formulas in One Place

Tracking Hard-Coded Entries Simple Option – Highlight Hard-Coded Numbers

Tracking Hard-Coded Entries More Sophisticated – Allow Spreadsheet User to Search & Replace if Appropriate

Tracking Hard-Coded Entries These techniques can also be used to highlight or search for formulas with hard-coded values or broken formulas

Dependencies & Validation Controls Some EUC Standards Specify Validation Controls on Manual Inputs. Reviewing Dependencies Helps Determine Appropriate Validation Limits, Such as “N” Rather Than “No”

Dependent Workbooks There is NO EASY WAY to determine “downstream” dependencies, but you can construct automation to perform checking

Links Listing A compilation of all links in a workbook allows comparison with prior period links, making review of updates easier.