Binding to Data Overview
The pivot grid is a data-aware control, designed to display data in a in a cross-tabulated form. PivotGridControl cannot operate without a data source. It can be bound to data from a database, from an XML file or to any data created at runtime. The pivot grid can be bound to any object that implements the IEnumerable interface or its descendant (e.g. IList, ICollection). To bind a grid, you should assign a data source to the PivotGridControl.DataSource property.
For information on how to create fields and bind them to data source fields, see Creating Fields and Binding Them to Data Fields.