GetPivotdata Assistance Needed

[ladyday]

I need assistance with linking a cell to a total in a Pivot table. I have produced a summary table that displays a groups of totals and I would like to the link the cells to the totals in each pivot table so if the table expands or is collapsed the information is display correctly.

 

[RoryA]

By default Excel will produce the GETPIVOTDATA formula for you if you simply type = in the target cell and then select the total you want in the pivot table.

Without any more information than you have supplied so far, I'm not sure how else we can help at this stage.

 

[ladyday]

The Getpivotdata formula is not working for me. I have two sheets. Sheet 1 = Summary, Sheet 2 = pivot table. I would like to display the total on Sheet 2, cell G31 (one of the totals on the pivot table in Sheet 1. When I enter the formula =getpivotdata(G31), I receive an error message stating the formula is seeking two arguments and I have only entered one.

 

[RoryA]

If you type just = and then select G31 on the other sheet, does Excel not build the whole GETPIVOTDATA formula for you? If not, go into Excel options and in the Formulas section, check the option to use GetpivotData formulas.