Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Add a calculated field to your PivotTable, using a constant for the formula
such as
=20.5
You can then add the field to your PivotChart.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Thanks, Luke.

I think what you are saying is add a column called "constant". do i then
have to enter the constant (=20.5) for every row in the pivot table?

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Add a calculated field to your PivotTable, using a constant for the formula
such as
=20.5
You can then add the field to your PivotChart.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Not quite. Open the PivotTable toolbar, click on PivotTable, go down to
calculated field. This is where you would normally do something like:
=Qty*Price
(Qty & Price being field names)
In your case, simply type the constant formula.

However, if this doesn't work,y our idea should as well, to simply add a row
to your entire data set.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Thanks, Luke.

I think what you are saying is add a column called "constant". do i then
have to enter the constant (=20.5) for every row in the pivot table?

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Add a calculated field to your PivotTable, using a constant for the formula
such as
=20.5
You can then add the field to your PivotChart.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Hi,

Actually that not what Luke is saying, but your intrepretation will work:

You can create a new column in the raw data area with 20.5 on all the rows.
Then you can add this to the pivot table as a second calculated field.

But what Luke was suggesting is that you choose the command PivotTable,
Formulas, Calculated Field, enter a name and on the Formula line type =20.5,
OK.

--
If this helps, please click the Yes button.

Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"CMD" wrote:

Thanks, Luke.

I think what you are saying is add a column called "constant". do i then
have to enter the constant (=20.5) for every row in the pivot table?

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Add a calculated field to your PivotTable, using a constant for the formula
such as
=20.5
You can then add the field to your PivotChart.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Nope... Add a Calculated Field. How you do that depends on your version of
XL...
In 2002 or better on the pivot table menu select
Pivot Table... - Formula - Calculated Field
Add a calculated Field Called Normal and give it the formula =20.5
--
HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"CMD" wrote:

Thanks, Luke.

I think what you are saying is add a column called "constant". do i then
have to enter the constant (=20.5) for every row in the pivot table?

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Add a calculated field to your PivotTable, using a constant for the formula
such as
=20.5
You can then add the field to your PivotChart.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris

Ahhhh. Got it. Thanks, Luke. One last question....this is driving me
crazy!! I am looking at my pivot table chart. On the right i have my legend
labeled data. i know that i can easily add to this by dragging a field from
the pivot table list. what i cannot figure out is how to remove individual
fields from this. If i right click the data bar, and select remove field, it
removes all of them!! Thanks.

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Not quite. Open the PivotTable toolbar, click on PivotTable, go down to
calculated field. This is where you would normally do something like:
=Qty*Price
(Qty & Price being field names)
In your case, simply type the constant formula.

However, if this doesn't work,y our idea should as well, to simply add a row
to your entire data set.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Thanks, Luke.

I think what you are saying is add a column called "constant". do i then
have to enter the constant (=20.5) for every row in the pivot table?

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Add a calculated field to your PivotTable, using a constant for the formula
such as
=20.5
You can then add the field to your PivotChart.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris

You should be able to click on the drop-down arrow, and un-check the
series/fields that you want to remove.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Ahhhh. Got it. Thanks, Luke. One last question....this is driving me
crazy!! I am looking at my pivot table chart. On the right i have my legend
labeled data. i know that i can easily add to this by dragging a field from
the pivot table list. what i cannot figure out is how to remove individual
fields from this. If i right click the data bar, and select remove field, it
removes all of them!! Thanks.

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Not quite. Open the PivotTable toolbar, click on PivotTable, go down to
calculated field. This is where you would normally do something like:
=Qty*Price
(Qty & Price being field names)
In your case, simply type the constant formula.

However, if this doesn't work,y our idea should as well, to simply add a row
to your entire data set.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Thanks, Luke.

I think what you are saying is add a column called "constant". do i then
have to enter the constant (=20.5) for every row in the pivot table?

Chris

"Luke M" wrote:

Add a calculated field to your PivotTable, using a constant for the formula
such as
=20.5
You can then add the field to your PivotChart.
--
Best Regards,

Luke M
*Remember to click "yes" if this post helped you!*


"CMD" wrote:

Hi
I have a pivot table that I am using to make a pivot table chart. here is
what i would like to do.

Lets say that i am analyzing blood glucose levels in patients. I have 100
patients who have had their glucose measured. I am using the pivot table to
look at average glucose level and I am using different page fields to look at
different cuts of the data...so I have in their gender, age group, race, etc.

here is where the question comes...i would like to make a chart but in
addition to glucose levels for the patients, i would like the chart to show a
separate bar graph showing the normal range for glucose. so this normal
range is a CONSTANT. Regardless of how i manipulate the page fields, i want
the same constant normal range always appears to the right of the data. This
allows for the user to get a visual of how each cut of data compares to the
constant normal range.

Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance.

Chris