Way
 

Since there is no way to refresh pivot tables in a shared workbook, i have
created a second (not shared) workbook, identical to the shared one.
It contains links to all the cells of the shared files and pivot tables
summarising the shared (linked) data.
Later I would like to link the pivot tables of the unshared file back to a
little summary table in the shared file.

My Problem:
The pivot tables of the unshared file should summarise the linked data,
since every cell contains a link (formula), empty cells are counted by the
pivot tables .

I've tried to use If functions to set empty cells empty (if(xy < 0, xy, "")
but the pivot table still counts those cells.
Also, setting the pivot table count to countnum re

any idea how to solve the problem?

thanks!

Way to Summarize Linked Data with Pivot Tables
 

READ HE

Since there is no way to refresh pivot tables in a shared workbook, i have
created a second (not shared) workbook, identical to the shared one.
It contains links to all the cells of the shared files and pivot tables
summarising the shared (linked) data.
Later I would like to link the pivot tables of the unshared file back to a
little summary table in the shared file.

My Problem:
The pivot tables of the unshared file should summarise the linked data,
since every cell contains a link (formula), empty cells are counted by the
pivot tables .

I've tried to use If functions to set empty cells empty (if(xy < 0, xy, "")
but the pivot table still counts those cells.
Also, setting the pivot table count to countnum retrieves wrong values,
since some of the cess contain figures and some of them contain text.
Somtimes couloums dont contain empty cells at all.

any idea how to solve the problem?

thanks!

Way to Summarize Linked Data with Pivot Tables
 

Hi,

Try this, PivotTable, Table Options, check For empty cell show and leave the
box to its right empty.

If this helps, please click the Yes button.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire

"Dominik" wrote:

READ HE

Since there is no way to refresh pivot tables in a shared workbook, i have
created a second (not shared) workbook, identical to the shared one.
It contains links to all the cells of the shared files and pivot tables
summarising the shared (linked) data.
Later I would like to link the pivot tables of the unshared file back to a
little summary table in the shared file.

My Problem:
The pivot tables of the unshared file should summarise the linked data,
since every cell contains a link (formula), empty cells are counted by the
pivot tables .

I've tried to use If functions to set empty cells empty (if(xy < 0, xy, "")
but the pivot table still counts those cells.
Also, setting the pivot table count to countnum retrieves wrong values,
since some of the cess contain figures and some of them contain text.
Somtimes couloums dont contain empty cells at all.

any idea how to solve the problem?

thanks!

Way to Summarize Linked Data with Pivot Tables
 

i had it already checked.
I think what I am looking for is some kind of IF formula that gives out a
value that pivot tables regard as empty. ="" is still counted, errors are
counted, too.

"Shane Devenshire" wrote:

Hi,

Try this, PivotTable, Table Options, check For empty cell show and leave the
box to its right empty.

Way to Summarize Linked Data with Pivot Tables
 

Transfer data via a macro.
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