Fields
The pivot table shown is based on three fields: First, Last, and Department. The Department field is configured as a Row field, and Last is configured as a Value field, renamed “Count”.
The Last field is renamed “Count” and configured to summarize by count:
In the example shown, the pivot table uses the Last field to generate a count. Any text field in the data that is guaranteed to have data can be used to calculate count.
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Dave Bruns
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