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Multiple Groups from the Same Data Source

If you create more than one pivot tables from the same data source, and you have
created a group of items in a pivot table, this group will automatically be copied in
another pivot tables. All the other pivot tables will use this same group. Sometimes, this
is exactly what you want. Other times, it's not at all what you want. For example, you
may need two pivot table reports: one pivot table will summarize data by month and
year, and another pivot table will summarize the data by quarter and year. See the
following figure.

All the pivot tables use the same pivot table "cache". This is why grouping in a pivot
table affects other pivot tables. This is unfortunate for us that, we can't directly force a
pivot table to use a new cache. But we can use a trick to force Excel into using a new
cache. The trick is we shall give multiple range names to the source data.

For example, we shall name our source data range Table1, and then we shall give the
same data range a second name: Table2. You can use Name box to name a range, it is
the easiest way. Select the data range, name in the Name box, and press Enter. Then,
with the data range still selected, enter a different name in the Name box, and press
Enter. Only the first name will be displayed in the Name box if you select the data range,
but you can verify that both names exist for this data range by choosing Formulas ➪
Define Names ➪ Name Manager.

When you will create your first pivot table, you will specify Table1 as the Table/Range.
When you will create your second pivot table, you will specify Table2 as
the Table/Range. Each pivot table will now use separate cache. So you can create
independent groups in one pivot table, that will not affect the groupings in other pivot
tables.

An Example
Take a look at the following screenshot. There are 730 rows in this data range and we
shall create two pivot tables but each pivot table will have independent
groupings. First pivot table will be grouped by month and by year, and second pivot
table will be grouped by quarter and by year.

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Sales day by date. This table has 730 rows covering data between 1st January 2012 and
31rd 2013

Download this sample file where we have done


this example
Grouping-examples.xlsx

Creating pivot table from Table1


Step 1:

Select the data range A1: B731 and enter Table1 in the Name box, and press Enter.
Data range A1: B731 is now named Table1.

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Enter Table1 in the Name box.

Step 2:

Then, with the data range still selected, enter a different name Table2 in the Name box,
and press Enter. Only the first name will be displayed in the Name box if you select the
data range, but you can verify that both names exist for this data range by
choosing Formulas ➪ Define Names ➪ Name Manager.

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Choose Formulas ➪ Define Names ➪ Name Manager to see the names of data range A1:
B731

Step 3:

Now select any cell in the data range A1: B731 and choose INSERT ⇒ Tables ⇒
PivotTable. Create PivotTable dialog box will appear. Enter Table1 in Table/
Range field and E3 in Location field. Location field will be activated when you will
choose Existing Worksheet radio button. Then click OK.

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Choosing data range Table1 as the data source

Step 4:

After clicking OK in the Create PivotTable dialog box, a pivot table skeleton will be
placed in the same worksheet in cell E3. Place Date field in the Rows area and Sales field
in the Values area in the PivotTable Fields task pane. Right-click on any cell under
the Row Labels column in the pivot table, a shortcut menu will appear, and
choose Group from the options in the menu. Grouping dialog box will appear and
choose Months and Years from the By list and click OK.

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Select Months and Years from By list in the Grouping dialog box

You will get a pivot table like one shown in the following figure.

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Pivot Table created from Table1 data source.

Creating pivot table from Table2


Use the above steps to create a pivot table. Just use Table2 as Table/ Range in Create
PivotTable dialog box and choose Quarters and Years from the By list
in Grouping dialog box.

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Change in the Create PivotTable dialog box.

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Change in the Grouping dialog box.

You will get two pivot tables like shown in the following screenshot.

Finally, we have got two pivot tables with different groupings.

Changing Data source of existing Pivot Table


You can also change the data source of existing pivot table. You have to make sure that
you have given your data source e different name. Then select the pivot table and
choose PivotTable Tools ➪ Analyze ➪ Data ➪ Change Data Source. Change
PivotTable Data Source dialog box will appear, type the new name that you gave to
the range in the Table/ Range field. Thus, you can create a new pivot cache for the
existing pivot table. Observe the following figure.

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Change Pivot Table Data Source dialog box.

Download this sample file where we have done


this example
Grouping-examples.xlsx

Happy Excelling :)

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