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<title>Apache SIS add-in installation on OpenOffice / LibreOffice</title>
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<h1>Apache <abbr>SIS</abbr> add-in installation on OpenOffice / LibreOffice</h1>
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<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<p>
This add-in requires OpenOffice or LibreOffice, together with Java 11 or later.
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<h2 id="configuration">Configuration</h2>
<p>
Before installation, it may be useful to specify the Java Runtime Environment (<abbr>JRE</abbr>) location
to OpenOffice or LibreOffice. This configuration can be done by selecting the <i>Tools</i> → <i>Options</i>
menu on Linux, or <i>Open/LibreOffice</i> → <i>Preferences</i> on MacOS.
In the dialog box, select <i>Java</i> (on OpenOffice) or <i>Advanced</i> (on LibreOffice).
If no Java runtime environment is proposed, push the <i>Add</i> button and select a directory
where a Java Runtime Environment is installed.
When a list of <abbr>JRE</abbr> is available, select a Java version 11 or later.
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<h2 id="install">Installation</h2>
<p>
Download the Apache <abbr title="Spatial Information System">SIS</abbr> add-in for Open/LibreOffice
and save the file in any directory.
In Open/LibreOffice menus, select <i>Tools</i> → <i>Extensions manager</i>.
Push the <i>Add…</i> button and select the downloaded <code>apache-sis.oxt</code> file.
The installer will ask user to accept Apache 2 license and the <a href="https://epsg.org/"><abbr>EPSG</abbr> terms of use</a>.
After installation, in may be necessary to restart Open/LibreOffice before the changes become effective.
If a quick-start icon is present in the tasks bar, it should be closed before to restart Open/LibreOffice.
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The add-in can be uninstalled at any time through the same menu.
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<h2 id="problems">Problems resolution</h2>
<p>
If Apache <abbr>SIS</abbr> formulas produce only <code>#VALUE!</code> results,
if is possible that an error occurred during execution.
More details can be provided by opening the <code>jre/lib/logging.properties</code> file
with a text editor, and replace the following line:
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<blockquote><pre>handlers= java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler</pre></blockquote>
<p>by</p>
<blockquote><pre>handlers= java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler, java.util.logging.FileHandler</pre></blockquote>
<p>
By default (it is possible to configure), a file with <code>.log</code> extension will be created in user’s home directory.
This <abbr>XML</abbr> file contains information about Java program execution.
Records in the <code>org.apache.sis.openoffice</code> logger contain information
more specifically about Apache <abbr>SIS</abbr> ↔ Open/LibreOffice bridge.
The <i>Message</i> element contains some details about the error cause.
If you wish to ask for help on <a href="../mail-lists.html">Apache <abbr>SIS</abbr> user mailing list</a>,
providing the messages recorded in this logger may be useful.
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