You can create relationships between different data tables using pivot tables and the Data Model. Adding a rate calculation to the source data may result in incorrect calculations in your pivot table when viewing a pivot table at a more aggregated view than the data. If we want to calculate the Profit Margin on each order we could add another column with the calculation Profit Margin = 1 – (Total Cost / Total) or we can add calculated field.įor a rate type calculations like a profit margin, it’s better to add the calculations as a Calculated Field rather than add an extra column with the calculation to the source data. For example, our data contains a Total Cost and Total amount for each order. Add A Calculated FieldĪdding a calculated field to your pivot table is equivalent to adding a new column to your source data to perform a calculation based on the other data. ![]() This will allow you to make changes to your pivot table without the column width automatically adjusting. In the PivotTable Options window under the Layout & Format tab uncheck the Autofit column widths on update box.
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