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Default I am getting an error when I try to group data in a pivot table.

I have been working with the same data fields for weeks, pasting in new data
and refreshing my data source ranges. I have been able to group dates in my
data, but now today I am not able to group my dates.
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Default I am getting an error when I try to group data in a pivot table.

If you have any text (or blanks) in that field, then you won't be allowed to
group it.

If you're positive that there are no blanks/text in that field, then you may
want to rebuild the pivottable.

Sometimes, xl "knows" that there are non-dates in the field, even when I can't
find any! And in cases like that, excel wins (even if it's wrong!).

BFOR wrote:

I have been working with the same data fields for weeks, pasting in new data
and refreshing my data source ranges. I have been able to group dates in my
data, but now today I am not able to group my dates.


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Default I am getting an error when I try to group data in a pivot tabl

That was it.

Thanks so much!!!

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

If you have any text (or blanks) in that field, then you won't be allowed to
group it.

If you're positive that there are no blanks/text in that field, then you may
want to rebuild the pivottable.

Sometimes, xl "knows" that there are non-dates in the field, even when I can't
find any! And in cases like that, excel wins (even if it's wrong!).

BFOR wrote:

I have been working with the same data fields for weeks, pasting in new data
and refreshing my data source ranges. I have been able to group dates in my
data, but now today I am not able to group my dates.


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