Hello everyone. This is difficult to describe, so please let me know if there's something I should elaborate on.
Background:
I have a master workbook containing template worksheets. Users copy the master workbook to multiple folders across the server. They also make multiple copies of the individual template sheets. They copy these sheets within the same workbook (which works fine), and sometimes into another copy of the master workbook (this is where the problems arise).
The master data sheets have named ranges scoped to the workbook so other sheets can reference them.
The template sheets have different named ranges, scoped to the individual sheets to allow for multiple copies of the same sheet. There are also formulas on the template sheets referencing the global named ranges.
My problem:
When copying a template sheet to another workbook, new local copies are created of ALL global named ranges, even those not referenced in formulas. The new names reference the previous file, creating an unwanted external link.
When copying, I used to get a popup asking if I wanted to just use the existing name. Choosing yes would avoid this issue, but I'm no longer receiving the prompt. It simply copies the tab and creates all the new names.
Any suggestions?
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