Basics

To access the following features you need to sign-in first with your OpenBB Pro account.

The add-in provides 3 types of custom functions all starting with OBB..

Last value: returns the last value of a given symbol/field combination
- OBB.LAST
Examples:
1. Getting the last price of a stock:
```
=OBB.LAST("AAPL";"CLOSE_PRICE")
```
2. Getting the industry group of a stock:
```
=OBB.LAST("AAPL";"INDUSTRY_GROUP")
```
Historical data: returns the historical values of a given symbol/field combination
- OBB.HIST
Examples:
1. Getting the historical EBITDA:
```
=OBB.HIST("AAPL";"EBITDA")
```
2. Getting the historical Return on Equity (ROE) for a given period:
```
=OBB.HIST("AAPL";"ROE";"2020-01-01";"2020-12-31")
```
tip
Dates can be specified in text format (YYYY-MM-DD) or as Excel dates from a cell or DATE(YYYY;MM;DD).
Library: direct access to the OpenBB library
- OBB.[MENU].[SUB_MENU].[COMMAND]
Examples:
1. Getting balance sheet data for a stock:
```
=OBB.EQUITY.FUNDAMENTAL.BALANCE("AAPL")
```
2. Getting the latest news for a stock:
```
=OBB.NEWS.COMPANY("AAPL")
```
3. Getting the earnings calendar:
```
=OBB.EQUITY.CALENDAR.IPO(;;"2023-11-20")
```
tip
If you want to skip a parameter just use semi-colon (or comma depending on your number separator) without any value. In example iii. we are skip the first parameter (provider) and the second parameter (symbol).