Hello. I have a worksheet with my raw data on. I successfully created two PIVOT tables on new worksheets. I then deleted the worksheets with the PIVOT tables on because I wanted to start afresh. Excel won;t let me insert a new PIVOT table now. I get the error message "The PIVOTTable field name is not valid. To create a PIVOT Table report, you must use data that is organised as a list etc" That error messages seems irrelevant and wrong - my data was fine for a PIVOT table before, I haven;t changed it. It is simply that I deleted a worksheet with a PIVOT table on. I am bewildered. Thanks in advance for any insights you may have. My issue has nothing to do with columns or column headers or lists or empty headers.
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Can't insert PIVOT table after deleting worksheet with previous PIVOT table on it
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OK. Sorted. Thank you Rory for your help.
In the end it was a column header with a value in it rather than text.
My first draft of the file just had text headers. I created my first two PIVOT tables from that.
I then needed a new cell of reference data and I stuck it in a header cell and I inserted some more columns too.
If I left the PIVOT tables there, I could add new ones, but when i deleted them I got the error message.
AFter your last reply I noticed that the column totals were wrong between the raw data and the PIVOT table.
Sorted now.
Thanks for your input. Cheers, Rod
In the end it was a column header with a value in it rather than text.
My first draft of the file just had text headers. I created my first two PIVOT tables from that.
I then needed a new cell of reference data and I stuck it in a header cell and I inserted some more columns too.
If I left the PIVOT tables there, I could add new ones, but when i deleted them I got the error message.
AFter your last reply I noticed that the column totals were wrong between the raw data and the PIVOT table.
Sorted now.
Thanks for your input. Cheers, Rod
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Thanks. Sorted. Thank you for your insights Rory. Much appreciated.
The issue in the end was indeed an invalid column header.
When I first created the file it was all text headers. I now realise that in between versions I needed a new reference data field and I foolishly put in a header cell.
I have now dragged it elsewhere and the file works ok.
The issue in the end was indeed an invalid column header.
When I first created the file it was all text headers. I now realise that in between versions I needed a new reference data field and I foolishly put in a header cell.
I have now dragged it elsewhere and the file works ok.
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