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vt_excel
Copper Contributor
Jan 15, 2023

Applying pivot and combining few of its columns

1. Have a dataset below, when I apply pivot I want that last three columsn get combined as in final result, is it possible?   Customer Name Manufacturer Item Order Date Bill Date Amount ...
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vt_excel
Copper Contributor
Jan 15, 2023

Riny_van_Eekelen 

Thanks for inputs.

 

1. When i try to put filter on pivot table, and arrange in ascending order for either name, manufacturer or item, consolidated columns goes away

 

before filter

 

 

 

 

 

After filter 

 

 

2. ALso whats the formula applied to combined item?

 

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Riny_van_Eekelen
Platinum Contributor
Jan 15, 2023

vt_excel That doesn't happen for me.

 

In Power Pivot, I added a calculated column that combines the three relevant columns and then I created a DAX measure that allows you to include a text in the value field of the pivot table. Press this button

on the Power Pivot ribbon to get into Power Pivot / Data Model.

 

Now, if you are unfamiliar with Power Pivot and DAX, it's going to be challenge to just "hop on" and expect that everything will be clear at once.

  • vt_excel's avatar
    vt_excel
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 21, 2023

    Riny_van_Eekelen Hi

    I tried similiar thing, but I got error this, can you please advise.

    Attached is excel where I am working

     

     

     

     

    • SergeiBaklan's avatar
      SergeiBaklan
      Diamond Contributor
      Jan 21, 2023

      vt_excel 
      DAX doesn't support CHAR() functions, and for not-beta doesn't support UNICHAR(). Try to Alt+Enter here

      d:=VAR textCombined = CONCATENATEX(Table1, Table1[consolidate], "
") RETURN IF(HASONEVALUE(Table1[Customer Name]), textCombined, "")

      in concatenatex() between "". RETURN is adjusted to to show all texts combined in Grand Total.

      Don't forget to wrap text in cell formatting for PivotTable

      Please see attached.

    • Riny_van_Eekelen's avatar
      Riny_van_Eekelen
      Platinum Contributor
      Jan 21, 2023

      vt_excel It seems you are using an older version of PQ that doesn't recognize the UNICHAR function.

       

      Replace UNICHAR(10) with the following key sequence:

      quotation mark,  alt-Enter, quotation mark.

       

      The measure will than look like this:

      Now you can drag the measure "d" into the Values field of the Pivot table. Make sure that the part of the pivot table that holds this measure is set to Wrap Text.

       

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