Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The VBA Guide To Excel Pivot Tables

http://www.thespreadsheetguru.com/blog/2014/9/27/vba-guide-excel-pivot-tables

All About The Pivot Tables!

Pivot Tables and VBA can be a little tricky initially.  Hopefully this guide will serve as a good resource as you try to automate those extremely powerful Pivot Tables in your Excel spreadsheets.  Enjoy!

Create A Pivot Table

Sub CreatePivotTable()
'PURPOSE: Creates a brand new Pivot table on a new worksheet from data in the ActiveSheet
'Source: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim sht As Worksheet
Dim pvtCache As PivotCache
Dim pvt As PivotTable
Dim StartPvt As String
Dim SrcData As String

'Determine the data range you want to pivot
  SrcData = ActiveSheet.Name & "!" & Range("A1:R100").Address(ReferenceStyle:=xlR1C1)

'Create a new worksheet
  Set sht = Sheets.Add

'Where do you want Pivot Table to start?
  StartPvt = sht.Name & "!" & sht.Range("A3").Address(ReferenceStyle:=xlR1C1)

'Create Pivot Cache from Source Data
  Set pvtCache = ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create( _
    SourceType:=xlDatabase, _
    SourceData:=SrcData)

'Create Pivot table from Pivot Cache
  Set pvt = pvtCache.CreatePivotTable( _
    TableDestination:=StartPvt, _
    TableName:="PivotTable1")

End Sub

Delete A Specific Pivot Table

Sub DeletePivotTable()
'PURPOSE: How to delete a specifc Pivot Table
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

'Delete Pivot Table By Name
  ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").TableRange2.Clear

End Sub

Delete All Pivot Tables

Sub DeleteAllPivotTables()
'PURPOSE: Delete all Pivot Tables in your Workbook
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim sht As Worksheet
Dim pvt As PivotTable

'Loop Through Each Pivot Table In Currently Viewed Workbook
  For Each sht In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
    For Each pvt In sht.PivotTables
      pvt.TableRange2.Clear
    Next pvt
  Next sht
 
End Sub

Add Pivot Fields

Sub Adding_PivotFields()
'PURPOSE: Show how to add various Pivot Fields to Pivot Table
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pvt As PivotTable

Set pvt = PivotTables("PivotTable1")
   
  'Add item to the Report Filter
    pvt.PivotFields("Year").Orientation = xlPageField
 
  'Add item to the Column Labels
    pvt.PivotFields("Month").Orientation = xlColumnField
   
  'Add item to the Row Labels
    pvt.PivotFields("Account").Orientation = xlRowField
   
  'Position Item in list
    pvt.PivotFields("Year").Position = 1
   
  'Format Pivot Field
    pvt.PivotFields("Year").NumberFormat = "#,##0"
   
  'Turn on Automatic updates/calculations --like screenupdating to speed up code
    pvt.ManualUpdate = False
   
End Sub

Add Calculated Pivot Fields

Sub AddCalculatedField()
'PURPOSE: Add a calculated field to a pivot table
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com
   
Dim pvt As PivotTable
Dim pf As PivotField

'Set Variable to Desired Pivot Table
  Set pvt = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1")

'Set Variable Equal to Desired Calculated Pivot Field
  For Each pf In pvt.PivotFields
    If pf.SourceName = "Inflation" Then Exit For
  Next

'Add Calculated Field to Pivot Table
  pvt.AddDataField pf

End Sub

Add A Values Field

Sub AddValuesField()
'PURPOSE: Add A Values Field to a Pivot Table
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pvt As PivotTable
Dim pf As String
Dim pf_Name As String

pf = "Salaries"
pf_Name = "Sum of Salaries"

Set pvt = PivotTables("PivotTable1")

pvt.AddDataField pvt.PivotFields("Salaries"), pf_Name, xlSum

End Sub

Remove Pivot Fields

Sub RemovePivotField()
'PURPOSE: Remove a field from a Pivot Table
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

'Removing Filter, Columns, Rows
  ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotFields("Year").Orientation = xlHidden
   
'Removing Values
  ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotFields("Sum of Salaries").Orientation = xlHidden
 
End Sub

Remove Calculated Pivot Fields

Sub RemoveCalculatedField()
'PURPOSE: Remove a calculated field from a pivot table
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pvt As PivotTable
Dim pf As PivotField
Dim pi As PivotItem

'Set Variable to Desired Pivot Table
  Set pvt = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1")

'Set Variable Equal to Desired Calculated Data Field
  For Each pf In pvt.DataFields
    If pf.SourceName = "Inflation" Then Exit For
  Next

'Hide/Remove the Calculated Field
  pf.DataRange.Cells(1, 1).PivotItem.Visible = False

End Sub

Report Filter On A Single Item

Sub ReportFiltering_Single()
'PURPOSE: Filter on a single item with the Report Filter field
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pf As PivotField

Set pf = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable2").PivotFields("Fiscal_Year")

'Clear Out Any Previous Filtering
  pf.ClearAllFilters

'Filter on 2014 items
  pf.CurrentPage = "2014"

End Sub

Report Filter On Multiple Items

Sub ReportFiltering_Multiple()
'PURPOSE: Filter on multiple items with the Report Filter field
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pf As PivotField

Set pf = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable2").PivotFields("Variance_Level_1")

'Clear Out Any Previous Filtering
  pf.ClearAllFilters

'Enable filtering on multiple items
    pf.EnableMultiplePageItems = True
   
'Must turn off items you do not want showing
    pf.PivotItems("Jan").Visible = False
    pf.PivotItems("Feb").Visible = False
    pf.PivotItems("Mar").Visible = False

End Sub

Clear Report Filter

Sub ClearReportFiltering()
'PURPOSE: How to clear the Report Filter field
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pf As PivotField

Set pf = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable2").PivotFields("Fiscal_Year")

'Option 1: Clear Out Any Previous Filtering
  pf.ClearAllFilters
 
'Option 2: Show All (remove filtering)
  pf.CurrentPage = "(All)"

End Sub

Refresh Pivot Table(s)

Sub RefreshingPivotTables()
'PURPOSE: Shows various ways to refresh Pivot Table Data
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

'Refresh A Single Pivot Table
  ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotCache.Refresh
 
'Refresh All Pivot Tables
  ActiveWorkbook.RefreshAll
   
End Sub

Change Pivot Table Data Source Range

Sub ChangePivotDataSourceRange()
'PURPOSE: Change the range a Pivot Table pulls from
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim sht As Worksheet
Dim SrcData As String
Dim pvtCache As PivotCache

'Determine the data range you want to pivot
  Set sht = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
  SrcData = sht.Name & "!" & Range("A1:R100").Address(ReferenceStyle:=xlR1C1)
 
'Create New Pivot Cache from Source Data
  Set pvtCache = ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create( _
    SourceType:=xlDatabase, _
    SourceData:=SrcData)

'Change which Pivot Cache the Pivot Table is referring to
  ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").ChangePivotCache (pvtCache)

End Sub

Grand Totals

Sub PivotGrandTotals()
'PURPOSE: Show setup for various Pivot Table Grand Total options
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pvt As PivotTable

Set pvt = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1")

'Off for Rows and Columns
  pvt.ColumnGrand = False
  pvt.RowGrand = False

'On for Rows and Columns
  pvt.ColumnGrand = True
  pvt.RowGrand = True

'On for Rows only
  pvt.ColumnGrand = False
  pvt.RowGrand = True
 
'On for Columns Only
  pvt.ColumnGrand = True
  pvt.RowGrand = False

End Sub

Report Layout

Sub PivotReportLayout()
'PURPOSE: Show setup for various Pivot Table Report Layout options
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pvt As PivotTable

Set pvt = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1")

'Show in Compact Form
  pvt.RowAxisLayout xlCompactRow

'Show in Outline Form
  pvt.RowAxisLayout xlOutlineRow
 
'Show in Tabular Form
  pvt.RowAxisLayout xlTabularRow
   
End Sub

Formatting A Pivot Table's Data

Sub PivotTable_DataFormatting()
'PURPOSE: Various ways to format a Pivot Table's data
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pvt As PivotTable

Set pvt = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1")

'Change Data's Number Format
  pvt.DataBodyRange.NumberFormat = "#,##0;(#,##0)"

'Change Data's Fill Color
  pvt.DataBodyRange.Interior.Color = RGB(0, 0, 0)

'Change Data's Font Type
  pvt.DataBodyRange.Font.FontStyle = "Arial"

End Sub

Formatting A Pivot Field's Data

Sub PivotField_DataFormatting()
'PURPOSE: Various ways to format a Pivot Field's data
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pf As PivotField

Set pf = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotFields("Months")

'Change Data's Number Format
  pf.DataRange.NumberFormat = "#,##0;(#,##0)"
 
'Change Data's Fill Color
  pf.DataRange.Interior.Color = RGB(219, 229, 241)

'Change Data's Font Type
  pf.DataRange.Font.FontStyle = "Arial"

End Sub

Expand/Collapse Entire Field Detail

Sub PivotField_ExpandCollapse()
'PURPOSE: Shows how to Expand or Collapse the detail of a Pivot Field
'SOURCE: www.TheSpreadsheetGuru.com

Dim pf As PivotField

Set pf = ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotFields("Month")

'Collapse Pivot Field
  pf.ShowDetail = False
 
'Expand Pivot Field
  pf.ShowDetail = True

End Sub

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