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Pivot table error message but can't find the offending pivot table

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    Pivot table error message but can't find the offending pivot table

    I have a workbook with many pivot tables. When I refresh all I get a message that the PivotTable field name is not valid. I can not find the pivot table that is giving me the issue. I have gone to each of the pivot tables in the workbook and refreshed it individually, but do not get an error message. It is only when I refresh all that I get the message. I am using Excel 2010. I need a way to find the "offending" pivot table. Is that possible?

    The error message reads: "The PivotTable field name is not valid. To create a PivotTable report, you must use data that is organized as a list with labeled columns. If you are changing the name of a PivotTable, you must type a new name for the field."

    This has me stumped.
    Last edited by dcoates; 01-21-2013 at 10:12 AM. Reason: adding the error message as it reads

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    Re: Pivot table error message but can't find the offending pivot table

    Well, I eventually found the offending pivot table. But as far as I know, the only way to do it was to go to each pivot and look at the source data. I ended up listing each pivot table's tab location, cell location, pivot table name and source data on another sheet within the workbook. By doing this I found the incorrect source data and realized that I had so many PTs that were looking at the same area, but different ranges. I decided to keep this list for any future issues and may do this for other workbooks that I have with pivot tables.

    Is there anyone that can write a macro that would look at the entire workbook and list the pivot table source data and/or possibly the other references that I listed above? In older versions of Excel, you could create a pivot from a previous pivot to cut down on workbook size. What happened to that feature?

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