This is a limitation of function "@DocDescendants" which has been mentioned in the below document.
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSVRGU_9.0.0/com.ibm.designer.domino.main.doc/H_DOCDESCENDANTS.html
"This @function is calculated when the document is opened. Results are undefined in cases where the document is not opened."
The tool calculated the formula through the Notes API, so it cannot get the formula value.
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