diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DataTab.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DataTab.js
index d1b023d43..de4eaeaed 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DataTab.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DataTab.js
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ define([
             this._state = {
                 CSVOptions: new Asc.asc_CTextOptions(0, 4, '')
             };
+            this.externalData = {
+                stackRequests: [],
+                stackResponse: [],
+                callback: undefined,
+                isUpdating: false,
+                linkStatus: {}
+            };
         },
         onLaunch: function () {
         },
@@ -106,6 +113,13 @@ define([
             });
             Common.NotificationCenter.on('data:remduplicates', _.bind(this.onRemoveDuplicates, this));
             Common.NotificationCenter.on('data:sortcustom', _.bind(this.onCustomSort, this));
+            if (this.toolbar.mode.canRequestReferenceData && this.api) {
+                // this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onNeedUpdateExternalReferenceOnOpen', _.bind(this.onNeedUpdateExternalReferenceOnOpen, this));
+                this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onStartUpdateExternalReference', _.bind(this.onStartUpdateExternalReference, this));
+                this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onUpdateExternalReference', _.bind(this.onUpdateExternalReference, this));
+                this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onErrorUpdateExternalReference', _.bind(this.onErrorUpdateExternalReference, this));
+                Common.Gateway.on('setreferencedata', _.bind(this.setReferenceData, this));
+            }
         },
 
         SetDisabled: function(state) {
@@ -432,12 +446,90 @@ define([
         },
 
         onExternalLinks: function() {
-            (new SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg({
+            var me = this;
+            this.externalLinksDlg = (new SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg({
                 api: this.api,
+                isUpdating: this.externalData.isUpdating,
                 handler: function(result) {
                     Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('edit:complete');
                 }
-            })).show();
+            }));
+            this.externalLinksDlg.on('close', function(win){
+                me.externalLinksDlg = null;
+            })
+            this.externalLinksDlg.show()
+        },
+
+        onUpdateExternalReference: function(arr, callback) {
+            if (this.toolbar.mode.isEdit && this.toolbar.editMode) {
+                var me = this;
+                me.externalData = {
+                    stackRequests: [],
+                    stackResponse: [],
+                    callback: undefined,
+                    isUpdating: false,
+                    linkStatus: {}
+                };
+                arr && arr.length>0 && arr.forEach(function(item) {
+                    var data;
+                    switch (item.asc_getType()) {
+                        case Asc.c_oAscExternalReferenceType.link:
+                            data = {link: item.asc_getData()};
+                            break;
+                        case Asc.c_oAscExternalReferenceType.path:
+                            data = {path: item.asc_getData()};
+                            break;
+                        case Asc.c_oAscExternalReferenceType.referenceData:
+                            data = {referenceData: item.asc_getData()};
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    data && me.externalData.stackRequests.push({data: data, id: item.asc_getId()});
+                });
+                me.externalData.callback = callback;
+                me.requestReferenceData();
+            }
+        },
+
+        requestReferenceData: function() {
+            if (this.externalData.stackRequests.length>0) {
+                var item = this.externalData.stackRequests.shift();
+                this.externalData.linkStatus.id = item.id;
+                Common.Gateway.requestReferenceData(item.data);
+            }
+        },
+
+        setReferenceData: function(data) {
+            if (this.toolbar.mode.isEdit && this.toolbar.editMode) {
+                if (data) {
+                    this.externalData.stackResponse.push(data);
+                    this.externalData.linkStatus.result = data.error || '';
+                    if (this.externalLinksDlg) {
+                        this.externalLinksDlg.setLinkStatus(this.externalData.linkStatus.id, this.externalData.linkStatus.result);
+                    }
+                }
+                if (this.externalData.stackRequests.length>0)
+                    this.requestReferenceData();
+                else if (this.externalData.callback)
+                    this.externalData.callback(this.externalData.stackResponse);
+            }
+        },
+
+        onStartUpdateExternalReference: function(status) {
+            this.externalData.isUpdating = status;
+            if (this.externalLinksDlg) {
+                this.externalLinksDlg.setIsUpdating(status);
+            }
+        },
+
+        onNeedUpdateExternalReferenceOnOpen: function() {
+            var links = this.api.asc_getExternalReferences();
+            links && (links.length>0) && this.api.asc_updateExternalReferences(links);
+        },
+
+        onErrorUpdateExternalReference: function(id) {
+            if (this.externalLinksDlg) {
+                this.externalLinksDlg.setLinkStatus(id, this.txtErrorExternalLink);
+            }
         },
 
         onWorksheetLocked: function(index,locked) {
@@ -481,7 +573,8 @@ define([
         txtRemoveDataValidation: 'The selection contains more than one type of validation.<br>Erase current settings and continue?',
         textEmptyUrl: 'You need to specify URL.',
         txtImportWizard: 'Text Import Wizard',
-        txtUrlTitle: 'Paste a data URL'
+        txtUrlTitle: 'Paste a data URL',
+        txtErrorExternalLink: 'Error: updating is failed'
 
     }, SSE.Controllers.DataTab || {}));
 });
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diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js
index c895ba0f8..2fd02f4cd 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/DocumentHolder.js
@@ -119,11 +119,7 @@ define([
             me._state = {wsLock: false, wsProps: []};
             me.fastcoauthtips = [];
             me._TtHeight = 20;
-            me.externalData = {
-                stackRequests: [],
-                stackResponse: [],
-                callback: undefined
-            };
+
             /** coauthoring begin **/
             this.wrapEvents = {
                 apiHideComment: _.bind(this.onApiHideComment, this),
@@ -380,10 +376,6 @@ define([
                 this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onShowPivotGroupDialog', _.bind(this.onShowPivotGroupDialog, this));
                 if (!this.permissions.isEditMailMerge && !this.permissions.isEditDiagram && !this.permissions.isEditOle)
                     this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_doubleClickOnTableOleObject', _.bind(this.onDoubleClickOnTableOleObject, this));
-                if (this.permissions.canRequestReferenceData) {
-                    this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onUpdateExternalReference', _.bind(this.onUpdateExternalReference, this));
-                    Common.Gateway.on('setreferencedata', _.bind(this.setReferenceData, this));
-                }
                 this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onShowMathTrack',            _.bind(this.onShowMathTrack, this));
                 this.api.asc_registerCallback('asc_onHideMathTrack',            _.bind(this.onHideMathTrack, this));
             }
@@ -4268,51 +4260,6 @@ define([
             }
         },
 
-        onUpdateExternalReference: function(arr, callback) {
-            if (this.permissions.isEdit && !this._isDisabled) {
-                var me = this;
-                me.externalData = {
-                    stackRequests: [],
-                    stackResponse: [],
-                    callback: undefined
-                };
-                arr && arr.length>0 && arr.forEach(function(item) {
-                    var data;
-                    switch (item.asc_getType()) {
-                        case Asc.c_oAscExternalReferenceType.link:
-                            data = {link: item.asc_getData()};
-                            break;
-                        case Asc.c_oAscExternalReferenceType.path:
-                            data = {path: item.asc_getData()};
-                            break;
-                        case Asc.c_oAscExternalReferenceType.referenceData:
-                            data = {referenceData: item.asc_getData()};
-                            break;
-                    }
-                    data && me.externalData.stackRequests.push(data);
-                });
-                me.externalData.callback = callback;
-                me.requestReferenceData();
-            }
-        },
-
-        requestReferenceData: function() {
-            if (this.externalData.stackRequests.length>0) {
-                var data = this.externalData.stackRequests.shift();
-                Common.Gateway.requestReferenceData(data);
-            }
-        },
-
-        setReferenceData: function(data) {
-            if (this.permissions.isEdit && !this._isDisabled) {
-                data && this.externalData.stackResponse.push(data);
-                if (this.externalData.stackRequests.length>0)
-                    this.requestReferenceData();
-                else if (this.externalData.callback)
-                    this.externalData.callback(this.externalData.stackResponse);
-            }
-        },
-
         onShowMathTrack: function(bounds) {
             if (bounds[3] < 0) {
                 this.onHideMathTrack();
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ExternalLinksDlg.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ExternalLinksDlg.js
index 248135cbc..64efa523d 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ExternalLinksDlg.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/view/ExternalLinksDlg.js
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ define([
 
             this.api        = options.api;
             this.handler    = options.handler;
+            this.isUpdating = options.isUpdating || false;
+            this.linkStatus = [];
 
             Common.Views.AdvancedSettingsWindow.prototype.initialize.call(this, this.options);
         },
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ define([
                         }]
                 })
             });
-            $(this.btnUpdate.cmpEl.find('button')[0]).css('min-width', '87px');
+            var el = $(this.btnUpdate.cmpEl.find('button')[0]);
+            el.css('min-width', Math.max(87, el.outerWidth()) + 'px');
             this.btnUpdate.on('click', _.bind(this.onUpdate, this));
             this.btnUpdate.menu.on('item:click', _.bind(this.onUpdateMenu, this));
 
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ define([
 
         afterRender: function() {
             this._setDefaults();
+            this.isUpdating && this.setIsUpdating(this.isUpdating, true);
         },
 
         getFocusedComponents: function() {
@@ -191,27 +195,29 @@ define([
             if (links) {
                 for (var i=0; i<links.length; i++) {
                     arr.push({
+                        linkid: links[i].asc_getId(),
                         value: (links[i].asc_getSource() || '').replace(new RegExp("%20",'g')," "),
                         idx: i,
                         externalRef: links[i],
-                        status: ''
+                        status: this.linkStatus[links[i].asc_getId()] || this.textUnknown
                     });
                 }
             }
             this.linksList.store.reset(arr);
             (this.linksList.store.length>0) && this.linksList.selectByIndex(0);
-            this.btnUpdate.setDisabled(this.linksList.store.length<1 || !this.linksList.getSelectedRec());
-            this.btnDelete.setDisabled(this.linksList.store.length<1 || !this.linksList.getSelectedRec());
-            this.btnOpen.setDisabled(this.linksList.store.length<1 || !this.linksList.getSelectedRec());
-            this.btnChange.setDisabled(this.linksList.store.length<1 || !this.linksList.getSelectedRec());
+            this.updateButtons();
         },
 
         onUpdate: function() {
+            if (this.isUpdating) return;
+
             var rec = this.linksList.getSelectedRec();
             rec && this.api.asc_updateExternalReferences([rec.get('externalRef')]);
         },
 
         onUpdateMenu: function(menu, item) {
+            if (this.isUpdating) return;
+
             if (item.value == 1) {
                 var arr = [];
                 this.linksList.store.each(function(item){
@@ -223,12 +229,16 @@ define([
         },
 
         onDelete: function() {
+            if (this.isUpdating) return;
+
             var rec = this.linksList.getSelectedRec();
             rec && this.api.asc_removeExternalReferences([rec.get('externalRef')]);
             this.refreshList();
         },
 
         onDeleteMenu: function(menu, item) {
+            if (this.isUpdating) return;
+
             if (item.value == 1) {
                 var arr = [];
                 this.linksList.store.each(function(item){
@@ -248,6 +258,44 @@ define([
 
         },
 
+        updateButtons: function() {
+            var selected = this.linksList.store.length>0 && !!this.linksList.getSelectedRec();
+            this.btnUpdate.setDisabled(!selected || this.isUpdating);
+            this.btnDelete.setDisabled(!selected || this.isUpdating);
+            this.btnOpen.setDisabled(!selected || this.isUpdating);
+            this.btnChange.setDisabled(!selected || this.isUpdating);
+        },
+
+        setIsUpdating: function(status, immediately) {
+            console.log(status);
+            immediately = immediately || !status; // set timeout when start updating only
+            this.isUpdating = status;
+            if (!status && this.timerId) {
+                clearTimeout(this.timerId);
+                this.timerId = 0;
+            }
+            if (immediately) {
+                this.updateButtons();
+                this.btnUpdate.setCaption(status ? this.textUpdating : this.textUpdate);
+            } else if (!this.timerId) {
+                var me = this;
+                me.timerId = setTimeout(function () {
+                    me.updateButtons();
+                    me.btnUpdate.setCaption(status ? me.textUpdating : me.textUpdate);
+                },500);
+            }
+        },
+
+        setLinkStatus: function(id, result) {
+            if (!id) return;
+            var rec = this.linksList.store.findWhere({linkid: id});
+            if (rec) {
+                rec.set('status', result || this.textOk);
+                this.linkStatus[id] = result || this.textOk;
+            } else
+                delete this.linkStatus[id];
+        },
+
         txtTitle: 'External Links',
         textUpdate: 'Update Values',
         textUpdateAll: 'Update All',
@@ -257,7 +305,10 @@ define([
         textDeleteAll: 'Break All Links',
         textOpen: 'Open Source',
         textChange: 'Change Source',
-        textStatus: 'Status'
+        textStatus: 'Status',
+        textOk: 'OK',
+        textUnknown: 'Unknown',
+        textUpdating: 'Updating...'
 
     }, SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg || {}));
 });
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diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/locale/en.json b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/locale/en.json
index 3e8ee1e04..4d5e99d30 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/locale/en.json
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/locale/en.json
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@
   "SSE.Controllers.DataTab.txtRemoveDataValidation": "The selection contains more than one type of validation.<br>Erase current settings and continue?",
   "SSE.Controllers.DataTab.txtRemSelected": "Remove in selected",
   "SSE.Controllers.DataTab.txtUrlTitle": "Paste a data URL",
+  "SSE.Controllers.DataTab.txtErrorExternalLink": "Error: updating is failed",
   "SSE.Controllers.DocumentHolder.alignmentText": "Alignment",
   "SSE.Controllers.DocumentHolder.centerText": "Center",
   "SSE.Controllers.DocumentHolder.deleteColumnText": "Delete Column",
@@ -2277,6 +2278,10 @@
   "SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg.textUpdate": "Update Values",
   "SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg.textUpdateAll": "Update All",
   "SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg.txtTitle": "External Links",
+  "SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg.textStatus": "Status",
+  "SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg.textOk": "OK",
+  "SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg.textUnknown": "Unknown",
+  "SSE.Views.ExternalLinksDlg.textUpdating": "Updating...",
   "SSE.Views.FieldSettingsDialog.strLayout": "Layout",
   "SSE.Views.FieldSettingsDialog.strSubtotals": "Subtotals",
   "SSE.Views.FieldSettingsDialog.textReport": "Report Form",