I have a sheet with 4 columns of data that I am wanting to create 2 pivot tables with. The first column has a classification label. The second column has a start of week date. The third and fourth columns contain integer values.
I want each pivot table to have a row for each classification and then a column for each week start date, under which is the sum of one of the integer columns. So far I can only get it to work when I add the date column as a filter like the code snippet below: XSSFSheet pivotSheet = (XSSFSheet) wb.createSheet("Pivot"); XSSFPivotTable pivotTable1 = pivotSheet.createPivotTable( new AreaReference(sheet.getSheetName()+"!A1:"+cellName, SpreadsheetVersion.EXCEL2007), new CellReference("A4")); pivotTable1.addRowLabel(0); // classification pivotTable1.addReportFilter(1); // weekStartDate pivotTable1.addColumnLabel(DataConsolidateFunction.SUM,2,"uniquepages"); When I open the workbook in Excel and open the Pivot Table Builder I can drag the weekStartDate from the Filters box to the Columns box and that gives me the result I want, but I have not been able to do it using poi. I tried replacing the addReportFilter with pivotTable1.addDataColumn(1, false); That just removed the filter and only displayed a column for the classification rows and one summation column. When I try pivotTable1.addDataColumn(1, true); The worksheet will not open in Excel. I get an error dialog that says, "Excel could not open seo_traffic_pivot.xlsx because some content is unreadable. Do you want to open and repair this workbook?" It seems like there should be a simple solution, but I have not been able to figure it out. If anybody can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. Chris