Layout

• Oct 15, 2021
• 4 minutes to read

This topic describes how to control the Pivot dashboard item layout, the visibility of totals and grand totals, and so on.

Layout Type

If the Pivot dashboard item contains a hierarchy of dimensions in the Rows section, you can specify the layout used to arrange values corresponding to individual groups.

Layout type	Example	Description
Compact		Displays values from different Row dimensions in a single column. Note that in this case totals are shown at the top of a group, and you cannot change totals position.
Tabular		Displays values from different Row dimensions in separate columns.

Use the Layout button in the Layout group on the Design ribbon tab of the Pivot Tools contextual tab set to change the Pivot layout.

To specify the Pivot layout in code, use the PivotDashboardItem.LayoutType property.

Totals Visibility

Compact Layout

In the Compact layout type, it is impossible to hide Row Totals. Change the layout type to Tabular to achieve your goal.

Tabular Layout

You can control the visibility of totals and grand totals for the entire Pivot dashboard item. For instance, the image below displays the Pivot dashboard item with the disabled row totals.

To manage the visibility of totals and grand totals, use the Totals and Grand Totals buttons in the Layout group on the Design ribbon tab of the Pivot Tools contextual tab set, respectively.

These buttons invoke a popup menu that allows you to manage the visibility of column and row totals/grand totals separately.

Moreover, you can control the visibility of totals for individual dimensions/measures by using the data item’s context menu (Show Totals and Show Grand Totals options).

To specify the totals visibility in code, use the following properties:

Property	Description
PivotDashboardItem.ShowRowTotals	Gets or sets whether to display the Pivot row totals calculated for outer row data items.
PivotDashboardItem.ShowColumnTotals	Gets or sets whether to display the Pivot column totals calculated for outer column data items.
PivotDashboardItem.ShowRowGrandTotals	Gets or sets whether to display the Pivot row grand totals calculated against all the rows.
PivotDashboardItem.ShowColumnGrandTotals	Gets or sets whether to display Pivot column grand totals calculated against all the columns.
DataItem.ShowTotals	Gets or sets whether to show totals for the current data item.
DataItem.ShowGrandTotals	Gets or sets whether to show grand totals for the current measure.

Totals Position

If necessary, you can change the Pivot dashboard item’s totals/grand totals position. For instance, in the image below the row totals are moved from the bottom to the top.

To manage totals position, use the Row Totals Position and Column Totals Position buttons in the Design ribbon tab.

In code, use the following properties:

Property	Description
PivotDashboardItem.RowTotalsPosition	Gets or sets the position of row totals/grand totals in the Pivot dashboard item.
PivotDashboardItem.ColumnTotalsPosition	Gets or sets the position of column totals/grand totals in the Pivot dashboard item.

Values Visibility

The Pivot dashboard item can contain several measures in the Values section to hide summary values corresponding to specific measures. For instance, the image below shows the Pivot with hidden Quantity values.

To do this, use the Show Values command in the measure menu.

In code, use DataItem.ShowValues.

Values Position

The Pivot dashboard item allows you to control the position of headers used to arrange summary values corresponding to different measures. For instance, you can display values in columns or rows.

To manage this position, use the Values Position drop-down button in the Layout group on the Design ribbon tab of the Pivot Tools contextual tab set.

To specify values position in code, use the PivotDashboardItem.ValuesPosition property.

Reset Layout Options

To reset layout options, click the Reset Layout Options button in the Layout group on the Design ribbon tab of the Pivot Tools contextual tab set.