Failure to make Folders as Row Lables using a Pivot Table .

[katrina11]

I have a list of folders and tables/fields under the folders.

The problem is that I need folders in my list as the Row labels
in the report while other stuff should appear on the right

For example I have Folder named Asthma (1) under which I have
Asthmatics(1)and Folder named Asthma(2)under which I have
Asthmatics(2). It should look like the following layout:

Asthma (1) Asthmatics(1)
Asthma (2) Asthmatics(2)

I do not see any way to make Folders look like that.I can manipulate/move tables into different area while I am unable to move folders
Could you please help me to understand how to do it?

Thank you in advance,

Katrin

 

[SkipVought]

hi,

What application and version?

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[katrina11]

Skip, this is MS EXCEL 2007

 

[SkipVought]

Please fully define exactly what you mean by...

I have a list of folders and tables/fields under the folders.

and where these folders and tables/fileds reside.

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[katrina11]

and where these folders and tables/fileds reside.

They reside at SQL SERVER 2005 Analysis Services cube

 

[SkipVought]

So you are using an External Reference to your SQL Server Cube for your PivotTable?

In ANY PivotTable application, you ONLY have access to the table(s) in your db and not the locations (folders).

You might consider using Data > Get External Data > From Other Sources > From Analysis Services...... to get the data into a sheet and then ADD the folder name as a column.

THEN, using that table as the source data, build your PT.

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[katrina11]

I accessed folders exactly in this way (path).

The problem is that I am able to manibulate tables but cannot "drag" folders

 

[SkipVought]

OF COURSE NOT!

That exersize is not AT ALL related to querying data!!! Querying data is ONLY manipulating data in the tables.

It would seem to me that THAT folder/table-moving needs to be done somewhere else.

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[dhulbert]

the folders are only really there as a way of groupjf the data items on whcih you can report into easy to find groups so you knwo anything to do with asthmatics is in the Asthma folder.

If you need to make changes to the folder structure you shoudl chat with your SSAS Cube builder(s).

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[katrina11]

Thank you. The thing is that I will have a training at work place.
Meanwhile they sent to participants a "little homework" with instructions how to access data from Excel and with a layout.

In the layout it was organized as I mentioned in the initial post where Asthma (1) & Asthma(2) are folders names:

Asthma (1) Asthmatics(1)
Asthma (2) Asthmatics(2)

Is there a way first to write folders' names manually (as it is in the layout) and then use a pivot table?

 

[SkipVought]

Is there a way first to write folders' names manually (as it is in the layout) and then use a pivot table?

You might consider using Data > Get External Data > From Other Sources > From Analysis Services...... to get the data into a sheet and then ADD the folder name as a column.

THEN, using that table as the source data, build your PT.

Skip,
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