PivotField.AutoSort Method (Excel)

Establishes automatic field-sorting rules for PivotTable reports.

Syntax

expression .AutoSort(Order, Field, PivotLine, CustomSubtotal)

expression A variable that represents a PivotField object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Order

Required

Long

One of the constants of XlSortOrder specifying the sort order.

Field

Required

String

The name of the sort key field. You must specify the unique name (as returned from the SourceName property), and not the displayed name.

PivotLine

Optional

Variant

A line on a column or row in a PivotTable report.

CustomSubtotal

Optional

Variant

The custom subtotal field.

Example

This example sorts the Company field in descending order, based on the sum of sales.

ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1).PivotField("Company") _ 
 .AutoSort xlDescending, "Sum of Sales"

See Also

Concepts

PivotField Object Members

PivotField Object