I am trying to create a median measure on a particular column in my excel pivot table. I have done so successfully for one column but am unable to do so for another column. I get the following message:
"The measure formula is invalid and contains errors".
When I set up the pivot I made sure to tick "add this data to the data model ". Then I right click in the pivot fields to add the measure. The measure is just a simple =median([columnname]). As I say it worked for one column but not another.
I have checked that the column format is numbers. I have deleted the first measure to see if I can create the new measure only but it doesnt like that either. Initially I had no data in the columns as it hasnt been added yet, but I have added dummy data for now to see if that helps. No! Has anyone got any bright ideas.
Hard to say without seeing the file, but have you tried fully qualifying the column name with the table name e.g.:
=MEDIAN(Table[column])
If that doesn't help, perhaps you could share the file, or some screenshots?
Thank you Mynda, I was not choosing the table name with the column, that was the problem.
I am very grateful for your help.
sue
