Mary Ellen, one of our readers, has an interesting conundrum,
I have some data that goes to Pivot table then to pivot chart. There is a slicer to filter the data. But when I slice, my pivot chart gets messed up. How to have the slicer, but still see the insights in the chart?!?
See this demo to understand:
This is because when you slice by a school, the pivot table gets filtered and hence % row total for that school becomes 100% (as there are no other schools).
How to fix the problem? The easy answer is to remove the slicers. But we want to have our slicers and eat a slice of them too. So we crank up the Excel awesomeness valve and get to work. There are two ways to achieve what we want.
- Old school method: Two pivot tables, some formulas & a line chart
- New Excel method: Power Pivot and a line chart
A slicer that won’t slice – Video
Watch below video where you can learn about both methods.
You may see this video on Chandoo.org YouTube channel too.
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Examine the formulas & measures to learn more.
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2 Responses to “A slicer that doesn’t slice [Pivot Table Tricks]”
This is awesome stuff! Thank you!!!
Wow, always on point!