{"id":4481,"date":"2023-03-17T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2024-10-31T10:01:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:01:51","slug":"troubleshoot-excel-pivot-table-refresh-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/archives\/2023\/03\/17\/troubleshoot-excel-pivot-table-refresh-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubleshoot Excel Pivot Table Refresh Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you get pivot table refresh errors, this video shows how to troubleshoot those errors and try to fix them. For example, one common error is, &#8220;The PivotTable field name is not valid&#8221;. Or, you might see this error:\u00a0 &#8220;PivotTable report cannot overlap another PivotTable report.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Video: Fix Excel Pivot Table Refresh Errors<\/h3>\n<p>This video shows a couple of pivot table problems, how to fix them, and a macro that can help with troubleshooting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r_vQmKbDl1w?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Pivot Table Details List Macro<\/h3>\n<p>The video shows a macro that creates a list of all the pivot tables in the active workbook.<\/p>\n<p>The list shows details on the source data, and possible conflicts with other pivot tables, or missing headings.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/excelpivottablelistinfo.html\">get the macro and workbook from the Pivot Table List Macros page<\/a>, on my Contextures site.<\/p>\n<p>In the screen shot below, you can see the first eight columns in the list that the pivot table macro creates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pivotlistdetails01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"first eight columns in the pivot table list\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pivotlistdetails01_thumb.png\" alt=\"first eight columns in the pivot table list\" width=\"450\" height=\"178\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Get the Sample File<\/h3>\n<p>For more details on pivot table errors, and to get the Excel sample files, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/excelpivottableerrors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Pivot Table Errors page on my Contextures site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are two files that you can download \u2013 one has macros to list pivot table details, and the other file does not have any macros.<\/p>\n<h3>More Pivot Table Errors<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/errorpivottablefieldname.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Error: Field Name Not Valid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/excelpivottableoverlaperror.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Error: Pivot Table Overlap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/excelpivottablerefresh.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Error: Couldn&#8217;t Get Data<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/errorpivotrefnotvalid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Error: Reference Isn&#8217;t Valid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contextures.com\/pivottabledupitems.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Problem: Pivot Table Duplicate Items<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>___________________<\/p>\n<h3>Troubleshoot Excel Pivot Table Refresh Errors<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/0290_fixbrokenpivottable01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Me fixing a broken pivot table\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/0290_fixbrokenpivottable01_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Me fixing a broken pivot table\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_______________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you get pivot table refresh errors, this video shows how to troubleshoot those errors and try to fix them. For example, one common error is, &#8220;The PivotTable field name is not valid&#8221;. 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