Vlookup And Pivot Tables. Combine vlookup and pivot table in excel. Pivot simply indicates the extra functionality granted in pivot tables.
To use vlookup in pivot table is similar to using vlookup function to any other data range or table select the reference cell as the lookup value and for the arguments for table array select the data in the pivot table and then identify the column number which has the output and depending on the exact or close match give the command and execute. So vlookup can help prepare the data for pivot tables to then perform analysis and reports from it. Insert a pivot table.
Add a new column give it a heading status.
Pivot simply indicates the extra functionality granted in pivot tables. Insert a pivot table. What we want to know is how much each employee made in total sales. Excel automatically selects the data for you.