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.
2. Click the PivotTable button on the Ribbon. 3. Select the first table you want to add to the pivot table. 4. Check the box labeled Add this data to the Data Model and press OK. 5. Click All in the PivotTable Fields window to view all of the tables.