Using the Excel PivotTable Field List

After you connect to an MPM OLAP cube in Excel 2007, use the PivotTable Field List to choose rows and columns for your report, apply filters, and add calculated fields. The PivotTable Field List automatically displays on the right side of the Excel worksheet.

To add fields from the PivotTable Field List to your MPM custom report, complete the following steps:

  1. From the PivotTable field list, click the plus sign beside a measure or dimension to expand and display MPM fields.

Measures and dimensions may also have additional folders, such as Filters and More Fields, which you can also expanded to select items within them.

If you don't see the PivotTable Field List, select the Options tab and click Field List in the Show/Hide group.

  1. Do any of the following in the Field list to add a measure or dimension field to the report:

  1. (Optional) Click the arrow to the right of any field to filter the values for that field.

  2. When you select an MPM field from the list, it is automatically placed in a default location in the report layout area on the left side of the Excel worksheet as follows:

The fields that you select from the PivotTable Field List are also placed in one of the default areas (Column Labels, Row Labels, Values, and Report Filter) at the bottom of the PivotTable Field List.

  1. If you do not want a field located where Excel automatically places it, do either of the following to move it:

Related Topics

Pivot Table Field Descriptions

Introduction to the MPM OLAP Cube

Connecting to an MPM OLAP Cube

Scheduling OLAP Processing

Project Scheduling and OLAP Processing

OLAP Dimensions and Measures