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GetPivotData refer to external cell
When using GetPivotData in new format (field-name pairs) I can't use as a
reference for a name the cell that is NOT WITHIN pivot table. Let's say I have pivot table in range A1:C4. Then GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A3) is valid reference, but GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A44) is invalid... I saw in couple of places (even http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot06.html ) suggestion to use external (to pivot) cell in the formula, but it looks like GetPivotData can take only cells INSIDE pivot area as reference. Am I wrong? Please, say I am... Michael |
GetPivotData refer to external cell
You can use references to cells outside the pivot table. Is there a
valid department name in cell A44? Michael S wrote: When using GetPivotData in new format (field-name pairs) I can't use as a reference for a name the cell that is NOT WITHIN pivot table. Let's say I have pivot table in range A1:C4. Then GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A3) is valid reference, but GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A44) is invalid... I saw in couple of places (even http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot06.html ) suggestion to use external (to pivot) cell in the formula, but it looks like GetPivotData can take only cells INSIDE pivot area as reference. Am I wrong? Please, say I am... Michael -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
GetPivotData refer to external cell
Thank you very much for the reply, Debra.
The point is, I read at your website that I can do it, but... it doesn't work. I'm working with 2003 and as soon as I refer to the cell outside of pivot used in the function - REF! I moved pivot table to the same worksheet - doesn't help. Yes, I'm sure that A44 is valid AND that the value IS PRESENT in current pivot table... Let's say it's 110 (as is the value of A3. So, I can use A3, $A$3, "110", but not A44, nor $A$44. Thanks again for your time. Michael "Debra Dalgleish" wrote: You can use references to cells outside the pivot table. Is there a valid department name in cell A44? Michael S wrote: When using GetPivotData in new format (field-name pairs) I can't use as a reference for a name the cell that is NOT WITHIN pivot table. Let's say I have pivot table in range A1:C4. Then GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A3) is valid reference, but GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A44) is invalid... I saw in couple of places (even http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot06.html ) suggestion to use external (to pivot) cell in the formula, but it looks like GetPivotData can take only cells INSIDE pivot area as reference. Am I wrong? Please, say I am... Michael -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
GetPivotData refer to external cell
Agrhhhh!
It was as simple as concatenating empty string at the end of the reference... Like A44&"" Somehow value in the pivot table cell was considered to be a string, but in A44 - to be a number... Michael "Debra Dalgleish" wrote: You can use references to cells outside the pivot table. Is there a valid department name in cell A44? Michael S wrote: When using GetPivotData in new format (field-name pairs) I can't use as a reference for a name the cell that is NOT WITHIN pivot table. Let's say I have pivot table in range A1:C4. Then GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A3) is valid reference, but GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A44) is invalid... I saw in couple of places (even http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot06.html ) suggestion to use external (to pivot) cell in the formula, but it looks like GetPivotData can take only cells INSIDE pivot area as reference. Am I wrong? Please, say I am... Michael -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
GetPivotData refer to external cell
Glad you solved the problem, and thanks for describing what you did.
Michael S wrote: Agrhhhh! It was as simple as concatenating empty string at the end of the reference... Like A44&"" Somehow value in the pivot table cell was considered to be a string, but in A44 - to be a number... Michael "Debra Dalgleish" wrote: You can use references to cells outside the pivot table. Is there a valid department name in cell A44? Michael S wrote: When using GetPivotData in new format (field-name pairs) I can't use as a reference for a name the cell that is NOT WITHIN pivot table. Let's say I have pivot table in range A1:C4. Then GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A3) is valid reference, but GetPivotData("Total",$A$1,"Department",A44) is invalid... I saw in couple of places (even http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot06.html ) suggestion to use external (to pivot) cell in the formula, but it looks like GetPivotData can take only cells INSIDE pivot area as reference. Am I wrong? Please, say I am... Michael -- Debra Dalgleish Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html |
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