{"id":4951,"date":"2020-01-27T13:01:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=4951"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:03:16","slug":"pivot-table-add-a-calculated-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/examples\/pivot-table-add-a-calculated-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Pivot Table Add a Calculated Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a74698f6-e163-4259-8703-52f7febff90f\" href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Pivot-Table-Add-a-Calculated-Field.xlsx\">Pivot-Table-Add-a-Calculated-Field<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Pivot-Table-Add-a-Calculated-Field.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a74698f6-e163-4259-8703-52f7febff90f\">Download File<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you create a pivot table, you can see pivot fields from your original source. If you want, you can also create your own fields, called calculated fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A calculated field is a field that uses data from the other pivot\ntable fields and makes calculations on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s create a very simple pivot table, using this very simple table. It has 10 names with the number of units sold and revenue made from the sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/pivot-table-example.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/pivot-table-example.png 355w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/pivot-table-example-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a pivot table from the table and check all the pivot\ntable fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/pivot-table.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/pivot-table.png 405w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/pivot-table-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to <strong>PivotTable\nTools &gt;&gt; Calculations &gt;&gt; Fields, Items, &amp; Sets &gt;&gt; Calculated\nField<\/strong> to add a calculated field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/calculated-field.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/calculated-field.png 321w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/calculated-field-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/calculated-field-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After you choose this option, a window will appear. Here, you\ncan add a calculated field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/insert-calculated-field.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/insert-calculated-field.png 447w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/insert-calculated-field-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We would like to reward salespeople for the revenue they\nmade for the company. Let&#8217;s add a 5% bonus to their revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Revenue<\/strong>\nfield and add <strong>Insert Field<\/strong> (or just\ndouble-click). Multiply this value by 5%. Here, you can add a space for more\nreadability, but it&#8217;s not necessary. Then change the name of the field to <strong>Bonus<\/strong>. The data should look like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/insert-calculated-field-new-data.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/insert-calculated-field-new-data.png 447w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/insert-calculated-field-new-data-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to add\nthe field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we have a new calculated field, called <strong>Sum of Bonus,<\/strong> and fields called <strong>Sum of Sales<\/strong>, and <strong>Sum of Revenue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can change the names, but they should be different than\nthat of pivot table fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we just take one field from a pivot table\nand multiply it by 5 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an example of a very simple calculated field, but\nyou can create more complicated ones and use more than one pivot table field in\nyour calculated field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you create a pivot table, you can see pivot fields from your original source. 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