check the database server or contact your database administrator. Error

[jersey]

Hi,
I created the pivot table in PowerPivot but when I review pivot table in plain excel I keep seeing this error. check the database server or contact your database administrator"

 

[tjdurkin]

Hi Jersey,

When you say "plain excel", do you mean another machine that does not have the PowerPivot AddIn installed? You can't use pivottables created with PowerPivot on a machine that doesn't have the AddIn installed (unless viewing through Sharepoint PowerPivot Galleries).