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★ About this video ★
We’ve been able to create PivotTables in Excel since the mid-1990s. Ever since then, people have been asking how to extract data from PivotTables using formulas.
In this video I will show you 3 options for this:
1) Standard cell references
2) GETPIVOTDATA
3) CUBE functions
This is not an in-depth look into any one approach but intended to highlight the differences so you can make the best decisions for your scenario.
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Example Data
2:36 Option #1: Standard cell references
4:24 Option #2: GETPIVOTDATA
8:20 Option #3: CUBE functions
16:20 Which is the best option to use?
★ Useful links ★
[1] Tips & Tricks for Writing CUBEVALUE Formulas - Excel Campus:
https://www.excelcampus.com/cubevalue-formulas/
[2] Cube Formulas - The best Excel formulas you're not using - Macrodinary: https://macrordinary.ca/2020/08/19/cube-formulas-the-best-excel-formulas-youre-not-using/
[3] An intro to Cube functions for PowerPivot - BI Gorilla: https://gorilla.bi/excel/cube-functions/
[4] How to use PivotTable - GetPivotData - Contextures: https://www.contextures.com/xlpivot06.html
[5] Excel GETPIVOTDATA function: Excel Jet: https://exceljet.net/excel-functions/excel-getpivotdata-function
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