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katsadim
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xls have many disadvantages over csv:
* tightly coupled to MS excel
* contains lots of metadata (an xls is more than 50% larger in size than a plain csv)
* there is a need for added dependencies (eg: org.apache.poi), while a csv can be manipulated with standard java.

Was there a specific reason why xls was chosen? (eg is there a tool out there that auto generates these indicator reports?)
Why xls instead of csv?
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team172011
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The advantages of excel sheets are that we can use formulas in excel to calculate the expected values in a second way. So one can review the expected values with formula for in the corresponding test unit.
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katsadim
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Ok this makes sense. Thank you for your reply.
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katsadim
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