Quantity link with duplicate column names?

fnava · 2025-03-07T20:15:51+00:00

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When I try to create a quantity link on excel, I keep getting the message 'Unable to perform Quantity Link on document with duplicate column names.' I did have some columns that had duplicate names but I have since changed them, this error continues to happen.

Any one else have this problem and/or found a fix for it?

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Vera Krapivner

Hi @fnava - Thank you for posting in Bluebeam Community!

You will need to make sure the custom column doesn't match any of the pre-existing columns below. If it does, you'll need to change the name of the custom column:

Subject
Page Label
Page Index
Lock
Status
Checkmark
Author
Date
Creation Date
Color
X
Y
Document Width
Document Height
Comments
Wall Area
Length
Area
Volume
Count
Measurement
Label
Sequence
Capture
Depth
Rise/Drop
Slope
Layer
Legend
Height
Width
Space
3D View

If this doesn't help please reach out to our technical team for further support, complete this form and they’ll be more than happy to assist you!

https://support.bluebeam.com/en-us/contact.html

vfrench

Using Power Query in Excel is definitely a better and more reliable way to go.

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