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4 Hidden Bugs in Jira Forge App Export That Looked Fine
A Jira Forge app for resource management shipped four bugs in its XLSX export that produced files appearing correct but containing hidden errors. Date-only fields carried phantom time components, numeric columns were stored as text, and other issues caused downstream failures. The fixes involved writing integer Excel serial numbers for dates and explicitly casting numbers on write.
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A cautionary tale that even well-tested exports can silently corrupt data, highlighting the gap between visual correctness and data integrity in spreadsheet generation.
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Your Export Is Lying to You: 4 Bugs We Shipped in a Jira Forge App →
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