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    Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    I am trying to create a pivot table that will calculate survey results I dumped into excel.

    I can get it to count 1 question and count the responses
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    The problem is I have about 100 questions and when I put other questions in there the counts are inaccurate. I could do this with countifs statements but there has got to be an easy way through pivot tables...any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated...

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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    Please attach a sample workbook showing your request and what you would like to achieve. thanks

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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    I put some practice data on one table and the start of the pivot on the other..

    basically I want to be able to count the responses to each question but I want to be able to see each question. As you can see I can get it to do it for one question but anytime I try to get a second it makes a mess of it.
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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    First: change the file type to your excel format (Excel 2016): xlsx / xlsm / xlsb
    Xls is an Excel 2003 format

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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    ok...I have done that...sorry

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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    with COUNTIF it will take a minute or less

    is that what you want?

    If that takes care of your original question, please click on Add Reputtion (bottom left corner of the post of the person(s) who helped you) then select Thread Tools from the menu (top right corner of your thread) and mark this thread as SOLVED. Thanks.
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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    I was trying to do it in pivot tables. Perhaps that is not the best way of doing it?

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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    but this is a Pivot Table !

    if you want PT without additional CalculatedColumns in source table you will need define ClaculatedFields / Columns in Data Model

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    If you don't want to see additional columns in source you can simply hide them
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    I am looking to analysize multiple questions that are associated with multiple buildings at once..you would think this would be doable with a pivot table...count ifs limit the ability ao analize by different variables...quickly for me
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    Thank u for trying to help

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    Re: Pivot table won't count answers to several questions

    attach example excel file with manually entered result
    I'm not sure what you tryin' to achieve

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