Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Macro Security Settings for Excel 2007 & 2010 with Oracle E-Business Suite

Perform the below steps for the E-Business Suite WebADI component to function properly in Excel 2007 & 2010.

Excel 2010:
  • Click File -> Options
  • Click 'Trust Center' link in the 'Excel Options' window.
  • Click 'Trust Center Settings...' button.
  • In the 'Trust Center' window click 'Macro Settings' link from the menu on the left.
  • Under 'Macro Settings' check 'Disable all macros with notification'.
  • Under 'Developer Macro Settings' check 'Trust Access to the VBA project object model'.
  • Click 'OK' button to close the 'Trust Center' window.
  • Click 'OK' button to return to the spreadsheet.

Excel 2007:
  • Click the Office Button (top-left button in the window)
  • Click the 'Excel Options' button.
  • Click 'Trust Center' link from the menu on the left.
  • Click 'Trust Center Settings...' button.
  • In the 'Trust Center' window click 'Macro Settings' link from the menu on the left.
  • Under 'Macro Settings' check 'Disable all macros with notification'.
  • Under 'Developer Macro Settings' check 'Trust Access to the VBA project object model'.
  • Click 'OK' button to close the 'Trust Center' window.
  • Click 'OK' button to return to the spreadsheet.

Reference: Metalink note 1077728.1