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kahjun_0504
May 04, 2026Copper Contributor
Alternative to Pivot Table in Dashboard for better UI Experience
Hi, currently I am using Excel to build a dashboard for asset management, in particular it is used to track how many items remain after someone borrow it for a particular date range. The data comes f...
NikolinoDE
May 05, 2026Platinum Contributor
Excel Tables + FILTER()
Instead of PivotTables, you can try to use dynamic arrays:
Example:
=FILTER(Table1, (Table1[Event Name]=SelectedEvent)*(Table1[Date]>=StartDate)*(Table1[Date]<=EndDate))
It’s a simple alternative…
Cleaner than pivots
Fully customizable layout
Works great with dropdowns (Data Validation)