#EXCEL PIVOT CHART GRANDTOTAL HOW TO#
#EXCEL PIVOT CHART GRANDTOTAL CODE#

#EXCEL PIVOT CHART GRANDTOTAL CODE#

Also we have seen that it is possible to reuse the XML code to easily apply the same conditional formatting to more columns. In this article we have seen that modifying the XML code of a pivot table is an easy way to apply conditional formatting in grand totals in pivot tables. If we now add the amount column the code will be: We can easily reuse the code to apply the same formatting to more than one column as we only have to change the column id in the condition XML statement:

In the second table, the row for A returns a DIV0 error (180/0) Then the Grand Total will error out as well. Then the Grand Total will calculate as expected. Go to results and select pivot table view:Īs we can see, the grand total now has also the conditional formatting depending on the quantity. Calculated fields work on the row level In the first pivot table both rows for A and B return a number. Now the XML code is ready, go back to the Advanced tab and set it as the new XML. Notice that you might have to edit the code depending on how the previous grand total formatting was done. Look for the pivot table view statement:Ĭopy your condition statement inside the display format section. When you create a PivotTable that shows value amounts, subtotals and grand totals appear automatically, but you can also show or hide them. Go now back to the advanced tab and retrieve the XML. You can change it as you want as we only need to do it to get the grand total format statement in the XML and it will be overwritten with the right formatting later. Now go back to the report and edit the format of the grand total value. In the code above we can see the conditional request that we have created in our quantity column. In the XML code search for the conditional formatting statements that we have just created (Look for tag ) and copy them in a new sheet. Go to the advanced tab and retrieve the XML and paste it in your favourite XML editor. To solve it, we need to go the XML code and modify it.

It is coloured in green when Quantity is >=100 and red if lower.Īs we see it works for all the rows except for the grand total. In the table below we have applied conditional formatting to the quantity column.

#EXCEL PIVOT CHART GRANDTOTAL HOW TO#

In this article we are going to see how to conditionally format a grand total in a pivot table by changing the XML code of the report. In this case we will just apply conditional formatting and we could easily solve it, but this solution does not work in grand totals in pivot tables. Green cell for positive values, red for negatives). To show the grand total row at the top of the pivot table, you need to add a new field to the pivot table and let it act as the grand total, and then display it at the top. As an example in a table we might have to change the cell colour depending on the value of that column (i.e. Sometimes because of the users requirements we need to apply a specific format to our reports, different from the default one.

Excel pivot chart grandtotal