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Dynamic Data Import From Access
Hello,
I have tried a few different methods to try and generate charts on my data set. The data set is dynamic but I'm sure it can be formatted to fit the series of charts I want to generate. I created an Access Database that pulls outstanding jobs data from our Production Database System and imports it into Excel. Here is the format it's being imported in as: ColA ColB ColC ColD ColE ColF...etc Year Week AReq AIss BReq BIss...etc 2006 51 2.7 1 23 10.5... 2007 2 5 3.1 9.3 8.9... .... There are about 50-60 columns and the amount of rows are broken down by weeks in the year. I had broken it down like this, but changed the format because I thought it would be easier on generating a graph per row. Old Format: ColA ColB ColC ColD ColE Year Week Machine Req Iss 2006 51 CNC1 2.7 1 2006 51 CNC2 23 10.5 2006 51 L1 8 6 2007 2 CNC1 5 3.1 2007 2 CNC2 9.3 8.9 2007 2 W1 25 15.7 .... This data can change daily. I would like to generate a chart per spreadsheet for each week. Also would like to put the Machines along the x-axis and hours along the y. I thought I could put both the required and issued hours beside each other for each machine but not sure how to do that with my newer format. I would like to force the data to update on the first page and the charts to generate on additional spreadsheets (macro is run off a button on my Database). Any help on this would be appreciated. Been working at it for a few days now... and it's getting frustrating. ---Achilleas |
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Dynamic Data Import From Access
On Feb 19, 7:15 pm, Achilleas
wrote: Hello, I have tried a few different methods to try and generate charts on my data set. The data set is dynamic but I'm sure it can be formatted to fit the series of charts I want to generate. I created an Access Database that pulls outstanding jobs data from our Production Database System and imports it into Excel. Here is the format it's being imported in as: ColA ColB ColC ColD ColE ColF...etc Year Week AReq AIss BReq BIss...etc 2006 51 2.7 1 23 10.5... 2007 2 5 3.1 9.3 8.9... ... There are about 50-60 columns and the amount of rows are broken down by weeks in the year. I had broken it down like this, but changed the format because I thought it would be easier on generating a graph per row. Old Format: ColA ColB ColC ColD ColE Year Week Machine Req Iss 2006 51 CNC1 2.7 1 2006 51 CNC2 23 10.5 2006 51 L1 8 6 2007 2 CNC1 5 3.1 2007 2 CNC2 9.3 8.9 2007 2 W1 25 15.7 ... This data can change daily. I would like to generate a chart per spreadsheet for each week. Also would like to put the Machines along the x-axis and hours along the y. I thought I could put both the required and issued hours beside each other for each machine but not sure how to do that with my newer format. I would like to force the data to update on the first page and the charts to generate on additional spreadsheets (macro is run off a button on my Database). Any help on this would be appreciated. Been working at it for a few days now... and it's getting frustrating. ---Achilleas it's not entirely clear what you are after but based on your request for 'machines on the x axis' i'd suggest you out your data back in the old format. You can connect to your access data source using a pivot table. You can then use this as the basis for your charts - colC would be the x-asix, colD or colE would be the y-axis. You could even use the same dataset in different pivot tables to have 2 types of chart - one showing machine in a particular week and the other showing a particular machine for a set period of weeks. There is a wealth of info on pivot tables in this group and all over the net. Get stuck in! Rob |
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