The data below are a subset of the Resale dataset provided with the software. This (computer simulated) data. gives the selling price, the number of bedrooms, the total square footage (finished and unfinished), and the size of. the lots for 150 residential properties sold during the last four months in two states.
A common scenario where PIVOT can be useful is when you want to generate cross-tabulation reports to summarize data. For example, suppose you want to query the PurchaseOrderHeader table in the AdventureWorks2008R2 sample database to determine the number of purchase orders placed by certain employees.
Many people encounter the term âpivot tableâ when using Excel spreadsheets for example. Some are aware of the functions of the pivot table while others are not familiar of what it can actually do for a particular spreadsheet. Pivot tables actually serve a good purpose when used in Spreadsheets. They actually perform various functions in terms of summarizing various data indicated on the spreadsheet.