Text '[CELLRANGE]' Incorrectly Displayed for Chart with Embedded Data

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We’re converting a PowerPoint slide with a chart that has embedded data. Some values are visually excluded in the PowerPoint. In the resulting JPG and PDF the chart is overlayed repeatedly with the text [CELLRANGE]. We’d want it to look the same as in the source PowerPoint file.

output.jpg (100.2 KB)

We’re using Aspose.Slides.NET6.CrossPlatform@24.8.0 in Linux. We’ve included a bug repro with a Dockerfile that matches our production environment. The bug also shows when running the application in Windows.

Bug repro:
chart data bug 2024-08-15.zip (71.4 KB)

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@hostmasternepa,
Thank you for contacting support.

I reproduced the problem you described without using any Aspose license, but the problem went away when I used the license before converting the presentation:

new License().SetLicense("Aspose.Total.Product.Family.lic");

Licensing|Aspose.Slides Documentation

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Thanks for reaching out and explaining that output is different when using a license. Instead of just outputting something that looks incorrect, could you please output something that explains that licensing is needed to use the feature?

With the above said, when applying the license, the output still doesn’t look as expected. Compare these two images, where one is the source PowerPoint and the other is output from Aspose Slides.
Source: source_graph_in_powerpoint.png (130.9 KB)
Output: output_from_aspose_slides.jpg (87.2 KB)

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If you prefer, you can retitle the issue, but it’d be great if:

  1. Fix so that hidden values aren’t rendered and completely cluttering the graph.
  2. Output more clearly when licensing is the reason why a feature isn’t working as expected.

Thank you in advance!

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@hostmasternepa,
Thank you for the questions and notes. I am working on the issue and will get back to you soon.

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@hostmasternepa,
Thank you for your patience. I’ve reproduced the problems you described.

We have opened the following new ticket(s) in our internal issue tracking system and will deliver their fixes according to the terms mentioned in Free Support Policies.

Issue ID(s): 
  SLIDESNET-44667 - Text "[CELLRANGE]" is incorrectly displayed for chart with embedded data when converting PPTX to JPEG/PPF
  SLIDESNET-44668 - Additional chart data labels appear when converting PPTX to JPEG/PPF

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The issues you found earlier (filed as SLIDESNET-44667,SLIDESNET-44668) have been fixed in Aspose.Slides for .NET 24.11 (ZIP, MSI, NuGet, Cross-platform).
You can check all fixes on the Release Notes page.
You can also find the latest version of our library on the Product Download page.