1 Pivot Table, Several Worksheets

R

RJG

Hi,
I would like to know if I can create one pivot table from
several worksheets or if all the data must be confined to
one worksheet.


Thanks.
 
D

Debra Dalgleish

You can create a Pivot Table from multiple consolidation ranges:

1. Choose Data>PivotTable and PivotChart Report
2. Select Multiple consolidation ranges, click Next
3. Select one of the page options, click Next
4. Select each range, and click Add, click Next
5. Select a location for the PivotTable, click Finish

However, you won't get the same pivot table layout that you'd get from a
single range.

For example, if Customer is the first column in your data source, the
row heading should show the customer names. If the remaining columns are
Units Sold, Product#, Unit Price and Total, the column area will show
each of those headings. You can change the function (e.g. SUM) that's
being used by the data value, but it will use the same function on all
these columns.

The Pivot Table would contain some meaningless data, such as sum of
Product# or columns full of zeros if the database columns contain text.
To avoid this, you can rearrange your database columns, and then use
data ranges that only include the columns that you want to total.

If possible, move your data to a single worksheet, or store it in a
database, such as MS Access, and you'll have more flexibility in
creating the pivot table.
 

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