The data below are a subset of the Resale dataset provided with the software. This (computer simulated) data. gives the selling price, the number of bedrooms, the total square footage (finished and unfinished), and the size of. the lots for 150 residential properties sold during the last four months in two states.
A common scenario where PIVOT can be useful is when you want to generate cross-tabulation reports to summarize data. For example, suppose you want to query the PurchaseOrderHeader table in the AdventureWorks2008R2 sample database to determine the number of purchase orders placed by certain employees.
1 In a pivot table, the data is grouped and then arranged by the row and column fields. 2  The data can then be filtered by a Filter Report field. 3  Add a field to your pivot table to provide another method by which the data is organized. 4  9 Edit step.ecide how you would like your data to be arranged by that field. 1  In a pivot table, the data is grouped and then arranged by the row and column fields. 2  Add a field to your pivot table to provide another method by which the data is organized. 3  9 Edit step.