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Updating source data while in Pivot Table

  1. #1
    Carim
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    Updating source data while in Pivot Table

    Hi,
    With a centralized shared file, several users would use several pivot
    tables to assess their plans, would dream of updating their source data
    right from the pivot table ...
    Has someone already faced (and fixed) this issue ?
    Thanks a lot
    Carim


  2. #2
    Dave Peterson
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    Re: Updating source data while in Pivot Table

    Pivottables are summaries of data.

    If you changed a data item within the pivottable, how would you guess which one
    of the (maybe) several detail rows that should get adjusted?

    If you were summing some numeric entry, and changed the value from 100 to 110,
    would you just add 10 to any detail row--or would you subtract 20 from one and
    add 30 to another???

    I don't think this is "fixable".



    Carim wrote:
    >
    > Hi,
    > With a centralized shared file, several users would use several pivot
    > tables to assess their plans, would dream of updating their source data
    > right from the pivot table ...
    > Has someone already faced (and fixed) this issue ?
    > Thanks a lot
    > Carim


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    Dave Peterson

  3. #3
    Carim
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    Re: Updating source data while in Pivot Table

    Dave,

    I understand what you are saying, and I totally agree with you.
    I am only referring to raw data (titles, labels, etc...)not to
    "processed" fields ...
    Cheers


  4. #4
    Dave Peterson
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    Re: Updating source data while in Pivot Table

    There's nothing built into excel that will do this for you.

    I would just use Edit|Replace on the raw data.

    Carim wrote:
    >
    > Dave,
    >
    > I understand what you are saying, and I totally agree with you.
    > I am only referring to raw data (titles, labels, etc...)not to
    > "processed" fields ...
    > Cheers


    --

    Dave Peterson

  5. #5
    Carim
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    Re: Updating source data while in Pivot Table

    Dave,

    Just did a "Cells-Find" type of routine which sends user exactly back
    to the original data.
    Thanks again for your help
    Carim


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