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Class PivotTable

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PivotTable

Access and modify pivot tables.

Methods

Method Return type Brief description
addCalculatedPivotValue(name, formula) PivotValue Creates a new pivot value in the pivot table calculated from the specified formula with the specified name.
addColumnGroup(sourceDataColumn) PivotGroup Defines a new pivot column grouping in the pivot table.
addFilter(sourceDataColumn, filterCriteria) PivotFilter Creates a new pivot filter for the pivot table.
addPivotValue(sourceDataColumn, summarizeFunction) PivotValue Defines a new pivot value in the pivot table with the specified summarizeFunction.
addRowGroup(sourceDataColumn) PivotGroup Defines a new pivot row grouping in the pivot table.
asDataSourcePivotTable() DataSourcePivotTable Returns the pivot table as a data source pivot table if the pivot table is linked to a DataSource, or null otherwise.
getAnchorCell() Range Returns the Range representing the cell where this pivot table is anchored.
getColumnGroups() PivotGroup[] Returns an ordered list of the column groups in this pivot table.
getFilters() PivotFilter[] Returns an ordered list of the filters in this pivot table.
getPivotValues() PivotValue[] Returns an ordered list of the pivot values in this pivot table.
getRowGroups() PivotGroup[] Returns an ordered list of the row groups in this pivot table.
getSourceDataRange() Range Returns the source data range on which the pivot table is constructed.
getValuesDisplayOrientation() Dimension Returns whether values are displayed as rows or columns.
remove() void Deletes this pivot table.
setValuesDisplayOrientation(dimension) PivotTable Sets the layout of this pivot table to display values as columns or rows.

Detailed documentation

addCalculatedPivotValue(name, formula)

Creates a new pivot value in the pivot table calculated from the specified formula with the specified name.

Parameters

Name Type Description
name String The name for this calculated pivot value.
formula String The formula used to calculate this value.

Return

[PivotValue](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-value) — the newly created [PivotValue](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-value)

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


addColumnGroup(sourceDataColumn)

Defines a new pivot column grouping in the pivot table. The specified sourceDataColumnindicates the column in the source data this grouping is based on.

Parameters

Name Type Description
sourceDataColumn Integer The number of the column this group summarizes. This index represents the absolute number of the column in the spreadsheet; 1 representing column "A,"2 representing column B, etc.

Return

[PivotGroup](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-group) — the newly created [PivotGroup](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-group)

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


addFilter(sourceDataColumn, filterCriteria)

Creates a new pivot filter for the pivot table. The specified sourceDataColumnindicates the column in the source data this filter operates on.

Parameters

Name Type Description
sourceDataColumn Integer The number of the column this group summarizes. This index represents the absolute number of the column in the spreadsheet; 1 representing column "A,"2 representing column B, etc.
filterCriteria FilterCriteria The filter criteria used to perform the filtering.

Return

[PivotFilter](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-filter) — the newly created [PivotFilter](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-filter)

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


addPivotValue(sourceDataColumn, summarizeFunction)

Defines a new pivot value in the pivot table with the specified summarizeFunction. The specified sourceDataColumn indicates the column in the source data this value is based on.

Parameters

Name Type Description
sourceDataColumn Integer The number of the column this group summarizes. This index represents the absolute number of the column in the spreadsheet; 1 representing column "A,"2 representing column B, etc.
summarizeFunction PivotTableSummarizeFunction

Return

[PivotValue](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-value) — the newly created [PivotValue](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-value)

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


addRowGroup(sourceDataColumn)

Defines a new pivot row grouping in the pivot table. The specified sourceDataColumnindicates the column in the source data this grouping is based on.

Parameters

Name Type Description
sourceDataColumn Integer The number of the column this group summarizes. This index represents the absolute number of the column in the spreadsheet; 1 representing column "A,"2 representing column B, etc.

Return

[PivotGroup](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-group) — the newly created [PivotGroup](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-group)

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


asDataSourcePivotTable()

Returns the pivot table as a data source pivot table if the pivot table is linked to a [DataSource](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/data-source), or null otherwise.

Return

[DataSourcePivotTable](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/data-source-pivot-table) — A data source pivot table.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getAnchorCell()

Returns the [Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) representing the cell where this pivot table is anchored.

Return

[Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) — this pivot table's anchor cell

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getColumnGroups()

Returns an ordered list of the column groups in this pivot table.

Return

[PivotGroup[]](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-group) — the column groups in this pivot table

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getFilters()

Returns an ordered list of the filters in this pivot table.

Return

[PivotFilter[]](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-filter) — the filters in this pivot table

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getPivotValues()

Returns an ordered list of the pivot values in this pivot table.

Return

[PivotValue[]](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-value) — the pivot values in this pivot table

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getRowGroups()

Returns an ordered list of the row groups in this pivot table.

Return

[PivotGroup[]](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/pivot-group) — the row groups in this pivot table

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getSourceDataRange()

Returns the source data range on which the pivot table is constructed.

Return

[Range](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range) — The source data range of this pivot table.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


getValuesDisplayOrientation()

Returns whether values are displayed as rows or columns.

Return

[Dimension](/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/dimension) — whether values are displayed as rows or columns

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


remove()

Deletes this pivot table. Further operations on this pivot table results in an error.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:


setValuesDisplayOrientation(dimension)

Sets the layout of this pivot table to display values as columns or rows.

Parameters

Name Type Description
dimension Dimension The dimension indicating how to display pivot values.

Return

[PivotTable](#) — the pivot table for chaining

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:

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Last updated 2024-12-03 UTC.