Greetings,
Need some help.
I have read through various posts and did several searches on the error message ... "A PivotTable report cannot overlap another PivotTable report". I think I understand the concept of this message, but there is something very strange going on with my workbook.
I am using Excel 2010 on a fairly large workbook. The error I get is after I insert a PivotTable and attempt to refresh it. The data that I selected for the PivotTable is in form of a table, not a range ... however, I have used tables in other workbooks without any problem. The PivotTable in question is the only pivot table in the entire workbook, let alone on the particular worksheet. I have tried deleted the sheet and then re-inserting a PivotTable on a new sheet ... same error.
As a test, I selected a different table to use as a data source and insert a PivotTable ... no problem. Refreshing the PivotTable does not result in an error ... only with one specific table. I tried to rename the table ... same error. Then I changed the table to normal range. Now I selected the range as the data source for new PivotTable, and after created the PivotTable I can now refresh it without any error. But in my application, I need the range to be a Table so it automatically expands with new entries.
Ok, so I delete the sheet and the resulting new PivotTable and go back and using the normal range, I select the entire range and then insert a table with headers. Excel gives this table the generic name, "Tablexx". I changed the name to something that I prefer. I now, went in an inserted a new PivotTable on a new sheet using the name of this table and now everything is working fine. I can refresh the PivotTable without any errors and I have the data source formatted as a table so I it automatically expands with new data entries.
Although I seem to have found a solution, what bothers me is that I have not discovered the underlying cause. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Just curious at this point as I do not have an issue right now.
Thanks,
Steve
Need some help.
I have read through various posts and did several searches on the error message ... "A PivotTable report cannot overlap another PivotTable report". I think I understand the concept of this message, but there is something very strange going on with my workbook.
I am using Excel 2010 on a fairly large workbook. The error I get is after I insert a PivotTable and attempt to refresh it. The data that I selected for the PivotTable is in form of a table, not a range ... however, I have used tables in other workbooks without any problem. The PivotTable in question is the only pivot table in the entire workbook, let alone on the particular worksheet. I have tried deleted the sheet and then re-inserting a PivotTable on a new sheet ... same error.
As a test, I selected a different table to use as a data source and insert a PivotTable ... no problem. Refreshing the PivotTable does not result in an error ... only with one specific table. I tried to rename the table ... same error. Then I changed the table to normal range. Now I selected the range as the data source for new PivotTable, and after created the PivotTable I can now refresh it without any error. But in my application, I need the range to be a Table so it automatically expands with new entries.
Ok, so I delete the sheet and the resulting new PivotTable and go back and using the normal range, I select the entire range and then insert a table with headers. Excel gives this table the generic name, "Tablexx". I changed the name to something that I prefer. I now, went in an inserted a new PivotTable on a new sheet using the name of this table and now everything is working fine. I can refresh the PivotTable without any errors and I have the data source formatted as a table so I it automatically expands with new data entries.
Although I seem to have found a solution, what bothers me is that I have not discovered the underlying cause. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Just curious at this point as I do not have an issue right now.
Thanks,
Steve
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