XL2002: Edits to PivotTables Do Not Bring Back New Columns (325207)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2002
This article was previously published under Q325207

SYMPTOMS

If you create a PivotTable that contains grouped data, you may not be able to edit the data.

You can go into query by means of the PivotTable Wizard and add or delete fields of data to be returned to the PivotTable. However, when you return the data to the PivotTable, the field list does not show any changes that reflect the added or removed fields, even after you refresh the PivotTable.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack



Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date           Time  Version    Size       File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------
   05-Oct-2002  1:41:44     12,485,072 bytes  Excel.msp
   05-Oct-2002  2:04:36     14,128,128 bytes  EXCEL_Admin.msp
   07-Oct-2002 15:43:12     1,804 bytes       Hotfix.txt
   05-Oct-2002  1:46:54     3,134 bytes       Readme.txt
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. 
   Date           Time    Version          Size       File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   04-Oct-2002 15:52:40 10.0.4601.0  9,177,672 bytes  Excel.exe


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbbug kbfix KB325207
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