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PivItem.Visible = True
Case Else
PivItem.Visible = False
End Select
Next PivItem
Controlling the Sort Order Manually
If your company has been reporting regions in the sequence South, North, West forever, it
is an uphill battle getting managers to accept seeing the report ordered North, South, West
just because this is the default alphabetical order offered by pivot tables.
Strangely enough, Microsoft offers a bizarre method for handling a custom sort order in a
pivot table. It’s called a manual sort order. To change the sort order in the user interface, you
simply go to a cell in the pivot table that contains North, type the word
South, and press
Enter. As if by magic, North and South switch places. Of course, all the numbers for North
move to the appropriate column.
The VBA code to do a manual sort involves setting the
Position property for a specific
PivotItem. This is somewhat dangerous because you don’t know whether the underlying
fields will have data for South on any given day. Be sure to set error checking to resume in
case South doesn’t exist today:
On Error Resume Next
PT.PivotFields(“Region”).PivotItems(“South”).Position = 1
On Error GoTo 0
Using Sum, Average, Count, Min, Max, and More
So far, every example in this chapter has involved summing data. It is also possible to get an
average, minimum, or maximum of data. In VBA, change the
Function property of the data
field and give the data field a unique name. For example, the following code fragment pro-
duces five different summaries of the revenue field, each with a unique name:
‘ Set up the data fields
With PT.PivotFields(“Revenue”)
.Orientation = xlDataField
.Function = xlSum
.Position = 1
.NumberFormat = “#,##0,K”
.Name = “Total Revenue”
End With
With PT.PivotFields(“Revenue”)
.Orientation = xlDataField
.Function = xlCount
.Position = 2
.NumberFormat = “#,##0”
.Name = “Number Orders”
End With
With PT.PivotFields(“Revenue”)
.Orientation = xlDataField
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Amazon VBA Specifications

General

Brand	Amazon
Model	VBA
Category	Software
Language	English

Summary

Using VBA to Create Pivot Tables

Introducing VBA

Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) as a powerful Excel macro language for automation.

Enabling VBA in Your Copy of Excel

Steps to activate VBA macros through Excel's Trust Center settings for security.

Visual Basic Editor

Overview of the VBE interface, including Project Explorer and Code Window.

Visual Basic Tools

Key VBE features like AutoComplete and F1 help for coding.

Learning Tricks of the Trade

Writing Code to Handle Any Size Data Range

Techniques for dynamic range selection using `Cells` and `Resize`.

Understanding Versions

Differences in VBA pivot table methods across Excel versions.

Building a Pivot Table in Excel VBA

Getting a Sum Instead of a Count

Ensuring correct aggregation functions like `xlSum` are explicitly applied in VBA.

Determining Size of a Finished Pivot Table

Using `TableRange2` and `Offset` for accurate pivot table manipulation.

Creating a Report Showing Revenue by Product

Eliminating Blank Cells in the Values Area

Replacing blank pivot table cells with zero using the `NullString` property in VBA.

Controlling the Sort Order with AutoSort

Implementing custom sort orders for pivot table fields via VBA using the `AutoSort` method.

Suppressing Subtotals for Multiple Row Fields

Disabling automatic subtotals for specific pivot fields by setting the `Subtotals` property.

Handling Additional Annoyances When Creating Your Final Report

Creating a Summary on a Blank Report Worksheet

Copying pivot table data as static values to a new sheet for final reporting.

Filling the Outline View

Filling blank cells in column A of the report for consistent presentation and formatting.

Adding Subtotals

Programmatically adding subtotals and page breaks to pivot table reports using VBA.

Addressing Issues with Two or More Data Fields

Calculated Data Fields

Creating custom fields in pivot tables using formulas within VBA.

Calculated Items

Defining new items within a field for combined calculations and analysis.

Summarizing Date Fields with Grouping

Group by Week

Grouping date data by week using VBA's date grouping features.

Using Advanced Pivot Table Techniques

Using AutoShow to Produce Executive Overviews

Filtering pivot tables to display top N records efficiently using the `AutoShow` method.

Using ShowDetail to Filter a Recordset

Drilling down into pivot table cells to view underlying source data records.

Creating Reports for Each Region or Model

Generating individual reports for each item in a page field, like regions or models.

Using New Pivot Table Features in Excel 2007

Using the New Filters

Applying advanced filters (label, date, value) to pivot tables using VBA in Excel 2007.

Applying a Table Style

Formatting pivot tables with predefined styles and layout options via VBA.

Applying a Data Visualization

Incorporating visual elements like data bars into pivot tables using VBA.

Understanding Special Considerations for Excel 97

Pivot Table Code for Excel 97 Users

Using the `PivotTableWizard` method for creating pivot tables compatible with Excel 97.

Next Steps