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.
They can be huge time savers for creating reports that present your data in a clear and simple format. With the advent of PowerPivot, there is no doubt that pivot tables are the way of the future for Excel. Before you can create a pivot table, you must have your data laid out in the right structure.