XL97: Formulas Not Refreshed After Data Consolidation

When you use the Consolidate command on the Data menu, some formulas on your worksheet may not be automatically updated.

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

• One or more of the source ranges used in the consolidation contain formulas. -and-
  
  
• The destination range of the consolidation contains formulas.

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: To work around the problem temporarily, press CTRL+ALT+F9 to recalculate the entire workbook.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

Example of the Problem

To see an example of the problem, follow these steps:

1. Save and close any open workbooks and create a new workbook.
2. Type the following entries into the worksheet:

         A1: 1            B1: 3
         A2: 2            B2: 4
         A3: =SUM(A1:A2)  B3: =SUM(B1:B2)
         A4:              B4:
         A5: 1            B5: 1
         A6: 1            B6: 1
         A7: =SUM(A5:A6)  B7: =SUM(B5:B6)
   						

3. Select cell A5.
4. On the Data menu, click Consolidate.
5. Type A1:B3 in the Reference box, and then click Add. Click OK.
   
   Note that the formulas in cells A7 and B7 are not recalculated.