Project Server 2013 Olap Data Connection Problem

I have created a number or Excel 2013 reports which use OlapPortfolioAnalyser data connection. Typically creating a pivot table. I can select any dimensions and measures and excel works as expected. However if I include the Project list or Resource
list it does not. I have tried this in two separate instances but do not have a separate environmnent availabale but would appreciate confirmation or othrewise of the misbehaviour.
Steps are: (Assuming cube is built and permissions set correctly and using Excel 2013 client)
In PWA\Bi\Data connections navigate to cube folder
Double click on OlapPortfolioAnalyser – opens in Excel 2013 (warning about data connections being blocked)
Click Enable
In pivot select project list from pivottable fields
Save file (locally or to sharepoint)
Close file
Now re-open file
Excel displays warning - "We found a problem with some content in "xxx.xslx". Do you want us to try and recover as much as we can? If you trust the source of the workbook, click Yes.
Click Yes
Another warning is displayed (Repairs to xxxx.xslx)
Removed Part: /xl/pivotCache/pivotCacheDefinition1.xml part with XML error. (PivotTable cache) Load error. Line 2, column 0.
Removed Feature: PivotTable report from /xl/pivotTables/pivotTable1.xml part (PivotTable view)
Click Close - you now see data but pivottable functionality is gone.
Note: this also happens with Resource list data.
How do I resolve this?
Thx
Mike
Mike Mahoney

More research and KB 2817339 appears to have the fix - see
http://blogs.technet.com/b/projectsupport/archive/2013/07/30/excel-2013-error-opening-saved-pivottable-reports-from-pwa-bi-center.aspx
As I mention in the blog - the fix will not recover a broken xlsx as the break appeared to be on save rather than open.
Best regards,
Brian
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Unfortunately the blog post you linked is in error - it reports that the issue is fixed in build
15.0.4517.1001. However I am running 15.0.4517.1504 and still hit the problem. The only workaround is the one post by
adrian_rho, above, which solved my problem. Thanks Adrian for the workaround, and to Brian for the great job tracking and assisting people on this issue, even though it is Excel and not Project - much appreciated!
Mike

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