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SetPosition

Sets a value that represents the data field position within a category.

Syntax

expression.SetPosition(position);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiPivotDataField class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
positionRequirednumberThe data field position.

Returns

This method doesn't return any data.

Example

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();

worksheet.GetRange('B1').SetValue('Region');
worksheet.GetRange('C1').SetValue('Style');
worksheet.GetRange('D1').SetValue('Price');

worksheet.GetRange('B2').SetValue('East');
worksheet.GetRange('B3').SetValue('West');
worksheet.GetRange('B4').SetValue('East');
worksheet.GetRange('B5').SetValue('West');

worksheet.GetRange('C2').SetValue('Fancy');
worksheet.GetRange('C3').SetValue('Fancy');
worksheet.GetRange('C4').SetValue('Tee');
worksheet.GetRange('C5').SetValue('Tee');

worksheet.GetRange('D2').SetValue(42.5);
worksheet.GetRange('D3').SetValue(35.2);
worksheet.GetRange('D4').SetValue(12.3);
worksheet.GetRange('D5').SetValue(24.8);

let dataRef = Api.GetRange("'Sheet1'!$B$1:$D$5");
let pivotTable = Api.InsertPivotNewWorksheet(dataRef);

pivotTable.AddFields({
rows: ['Region', 'Style'],
});

pivotTable.AddDataField('Price');
let dataField = pivotTable.AddDataField('Price');
dataField.SetPosition(1);

let pivotWorksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();

pivotWorksheet.GetRange('A15').SetValue('Sum of Price2 position:');
pivotWorksheet.GetRange('B15').SetValue(dataField.GetPosition());