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Debra Dalgleish Debra Dalgleish is offline
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Default Search function in a Pivot Table

All text has the value of zero, so you can't test for specific text in a
calculated field.

Maybe you could add a field in the source data, and use a formula to
test Field1. Then, sum this new field in the pivot table.

HL Questions wrote:
How would I write the function in an Inserted Calculated field to a Pivot
Report to search Field1 for "Prospects", if present, insert amount from
Field2, if not, return 0?



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