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Excel Pivot Table Planner

Plan the rows, columns, values, and filters for a PivotTable that answers a specific business question.

VettedUpdated June 2026
The prompt
Help me design an Excel PivotTable.

Business question I need to answer: {{question}}
Columns available in my data: {{columns}}

Provide:
1. Which field goes in Rows, Columns, Values, and Filters.
2. The aggregation to use for each value (sum, count, average, etc.).
3. Any helper column I should add first, with its formula.
4. How to read the finished table to answer the question.
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Variables

questionBusiness question
columnsAvailable columns

Example output

Rows: Product Category. Columns: Quarter. Values: Sum of Revenue. Filters: Region. Helper column: =TEXT(OrderDate,"yyyy") & " Q" & ROUNDUP(MONTH(OrderDate)/3,0) to build the Quarter label. Read it by scanning each category row across quarters to spot seasonal trends.

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AI Khazna

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