Comments on: Grouping by Date in a Pivot Table http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/grouping-by-date-in-a-pivot-table/ Peltier Tech Excel Charts and Programming Blog Tue, 22 May 2012 11:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: ale http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/grouping-by-date-in-a-pivot-table/comment-page-1/#comment-182336 ale Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:53:38 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=113#comment-182336 I actually had everything formatted as date but I have just realized that for some reason it wasn't considering it. My raw data comes as 2011-11-14. I selected them all and formatted as date but the layout didn't change. It does change to 14/11/2011 only when I simply enter the cell and press Enter. I am sure I am missing something because not even the copy format worked and I had to change them all "manually", but... I don't know what it is. Any clue? Thank you for your help, Ale I actually had everything formatted as date but I have just realized that for some reason it wasn’t considering it.
My raw data comes as 2011-11-14. I selected them all and formatted as date but the layout didn’t change. It does change to 14/11/2011 only when I simply enter the cell and press Enter. I am sure I am missing something because not even the copy format worked and I had to change them all “manually”, but… I don’t know what it is.
Any clue?

Thank you for your help,
Ale

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/grouping-by-date-in-a-pivot-table/comment-page-1/#comment-182317 Jon Peltier Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:58:37 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=113#comment-182317 Alessia - It's not the grand total at the bottom that is causing the problem. Make sure you don't have any non-dates in the date field. This includes blank cells as well as values that look like dates but are stored as text. Alessia -

It’s not the grand total at the bottom that is causing the problem. Make sure you don’t have any non-dates in the date field. This includes blank cells as well as values that look like dates but are stored as text.

]]> By: ale http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/grouping-by-date-in-a-pivot-table/comment-page-1/#comment-182294 ale Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:12:48 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=113#comment-182294 Hi, I am trying to group a bunch of data by weeks but I am using Excel 2007 and when I click on Group it doesn’t open the grouping dialog box. It automatically creates instead a Date2 field and a Group1 row. Just to be precise, I need to select all the data rows in order to be able to group and not getting the error message “Cannot group that selection” (I guess this is because I have the grandtotal at the bottom of the pivot table). Does anyone know why I don't have the grouping options available in Excel 2007? Do I need to activate something? Thank you in advance for your help and support. Regards, Alessia Hi,
I am trying to group a bunch of data by weeks but I am using Excel 2007 and when I click on Group it doesn’t open the grouping dialog box.
It automatically creates instead a Date2 field and a Group1 row.
Just to be precise, I need to select all the data rows in order to be able to group and not getting the error message “Cannot group that selection” (I guess this is because I have the grandtotal at the bottom of the pivot table).

Does anyone know why I don’t have the grouping options available in Excel 2007? Do I need to activate something?

Thank you in advance for your help and support.
Regards,
Alessia

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/grouping-by-date-in-a-pivot-table/comment-page-1/#comment-163989 Jon Peltier Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:04:06 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=113#comment-163989 Shiju - Pretty much the same in Excel 2007: 2003: To group the dates, right click anywhere in the date field range, choose Group and Show Detail, then choose Group. 2007: Right click on the dates (the date field range) or on the "Order Date" header. Click on the popup menu item called "Group...". Shiju -

Pretty much the same in Excel 2007:

2003: To group the dates, right click anywhere in the date field range, choose Group and Show Detail, then choose Group.

2007: Right click on the dates (the date field range) or on the “Order Date” header. Click on the popup menu item called “Group…”.

]]> By: Shiju Cherian http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/grouping-by-date-in-a-pivot-table/comment-page-1/#comment-163924 Shiju Cherian Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:44:45 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=113#comment-163924 Hi Peltier, Thanks for your helpful post and blogs. Concerning grouping or converting the date format in pivot table, i tried the same in Excel 2007, but was unable to locate the option for "Group & show detail". Kindly help with the issue as I don't want to add columns in source data for changing the format and then pulling it onto the pivot. Advice requested. Regards Hi Peltier,

Thanks for your helpful post and blogs.

Concerning grouping or converting the date format in pivot table, i tried the same in Excel 2007, but was unable to locate the option for “Group & show detail”.

Kindly help with the issue as I don’t want to add columns in source data for changing the format and then pulling it onto the pivot.

Advice requested.

Regards

]]> By: Eric Janssens http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/grouping-by-date-in-a-pivot-table/comment-page-1/#comment-127511 Eric Janssens Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:50:45 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=113#comment-127511 Really great post. And a great website as a whole. Thanks a lot ! Really great post. And a great website as a whole. Thanks a lot !

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