Circular Reference

peggyhai

I am creating a model.

 

But when I input something on the line items, then there are errors "circular reference" popping up".  Would you help?

 

 

LipChean_Soh

Hi,

 

For the folks out there, the circular reference happened during a module creation, because of an error in Standard Version formula, i.e. Forecast = Actual - Forecast.

 

The circular reference error didn't happen during the Standard Version formula processing, but during the creation of a module involving standard Version.

 

Thanks,

LipChean

LipChean_Soh

Hi Peggy,

 

Please provide more context, descriptions and screen shots of your model for us to help.

 

But essentially, you get a circular reference problem when you create a line item that refers to itself, eg

Line Item A = 2 * 'Line item A'

 

Thanks,

LipChean

peggyhai

I can't add excel or pdf file or add screen shots here.  As I don't have JPEG

 

Can you give me an email address to me so that I can send you screen shot

LipChean_Soh

Hi Peggy,

 

You can do a 'Print Screen', i.e. look for 'prt sc' on your keyboard.

Then you can insert photo by clicking on the icon as shown below:

 

Thanks,

LipChean

peggyhai

Here attached is the reference

peggyhai

I have worked on it for 5 hours.   Many errors.   And now it is 7:05pm in HK.   Please kindly help.   urgent

LipChean_Soh

Hi,

 

Did you get the error message when you clicked 'Ok' and tried to create the module?

 

Normally we get circular reference error when we tried to process a formula.

 

Can you try inserting only 1 line item, eg Units and see if the module can be created?

 

Thanks,

LipChean

peggyhai

I tried… Same error, so I couldn't create a module at all

peggyhai

I have tried, same error.  So I can't create a module at all

peggyhai

Do you mind give me a call, can be skype... [email protected].   I can do nothing now

LipChean_Soh

Hi,

 

I'll pm you.

 

Thanks,

LipChean

peggyhai

thanks  a lot.

 

 

You will PM me via Skype?   What time?   As it is 7:38pm in HK now.   I am very hungry

AlejandroGomez

Great job @LipChean_Soh LipChean!  Thanks for sharing it. 

 

I hope @peggyhai  managed to have dinner in time! haha. 

edwards142

I was getting this circular reference error in my Excel application. So I can tell you how I have fixed this error in Excel.

Well, this particular circular reference error occurs when the formula either directly or indirectly refers to the cell in which it is already contained. Due to this, the formula starts calculating the already obtained result which leads to generating this type of error.

 

Give it a try at all the fixes listed in this post. I found this article very helpful as the listed solution worked in my case.

source: fix circular reference error