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Excel Data Model Pivot Charts do not update on Refresh All
- Sep 25, 2024
I tested the workaround suggested by SergeiBaklan and this did work for me. It appears Pivot Charts, without a Pivot Table, using data directly from the data model have a visual bug with refreshing. The way around it is to rebuild the chart with a pivot table as I don't believe there's anyway to attach a pivot table to a pivot chart after the fact.
Although there's a workaround I still believe this is a visual bug. To emphasise this I rebuilt the workbook showing the issue (attached).
Two charts from the data model, with the exact same settings except one has a pivot table associated with it. Changing the source data and pressing Refresh All causes only the bottom chart to visually update:
Closing and reopening the workbook, modifying a filter or ticking defer layout update and then pressing update will all cause the top chart to visually update and show the same as the bottom chart. This is clearly not the intended functionality.
I observe a similar action of refreshing charts on office 365 but 2021 seems to work normally. Have you already found a solution for this? Or does it remain to wait for the next update?