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Annette Suh
Mar 05, 2018Copper Contributor
Pivot table won't refresh.
I'm getting an error when I try to refresh PivotTable data - and it's not updating a field I've made changes to. The error message is: "The pivot table field name is not valid. To create a valid Piv...
Jamil
Mar 05, 2018Bronze Contributor
Probably, you are trying to refresh a pivot table where the columns in the source data may have changed.
to fix the issue, try to remove the pivottable labels, refresh then see whether you can still find those columns in the pivottable fields.
Megan Knight
May 11, 2018Copper Contributor
I have this error as well, and no columns have changed. I add a few rows at the bottom of my data sheet and I can't refresh any pivot tables at all.
- JamilMay 22, 2018Bronze Contributorcan u upload a dummy sample file?
- Dee_B52May 06, 2021Copper Contributor
Hey! I know this post is old, but I had the same issue thought I'd share the solution I found in case it helps others. If I update the Pivot Table source to use the name of the table that is being refreshed (found in the Name Manager on the Formulas tab) it refreshes successfully.
- JamilMay 06, 2021Bronze ContributorGood. thanks for sharing.