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.
Pivot Table. Pivot table really deserve the first place in this section. It is one of the best functions that is ever created in Excel. It is one of the essential functions for business users, from Finance to Human Resource (HR). Of course, users must first know the uses of this function before they can apply it. Read our Pivot Table write-up if you would like to find out more.