PivotField.AutoSort Method

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Excel Developer Reference

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.

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

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