Add column to GroupNumeric/Date in PivotTables.

Examples/Grouping/GroupDateColumn.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+try {Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\..\ImportExcel.psd1} catch {throw ; return}
+
+#Get rid of pre-exisiting sheet
+$xlSourcefile = "$env:TEMP\ImportExcelExample.xlsx"
+Write-Verbose -Verbose -Message  "Save location: $xlSourcefile"
+Remove-Item $xlSourcefile -ErrorAction Ignore
+
+$PivotTableDefinition = New-PivotTableDefinition -Activate -PivotTableName Points `
+    -PivotRows Driver -PivotColumns Date -PivotData @{Points = "SUM"} -GroupDateColumn Date -GroupDatePart Years, Months
+
+Import-Csv "$PSScriptRoot\First10Races.csv" |
+    Select-Object Race, @{n = "Date"; e = {[datetime]::ParseExact($_.date, "dd/MM/yyyy", (Get-Culture))}}, FinishPosition, Driver, GridPosition, Team, Points |
+    Export-Excel $xlSourcefile -Show -AutoSize -PivotTableDefinition $PivotTableDefinition

Examples/Grouping/GroupNumericColumn.ps1

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+try {Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\..\ImportExcel.psd1} catch {throw ; return}
+
+#Get rid of pre-exisiting sheet
+$xlSourcefile = "$env:TEMP\ImportExcelExample.xlsx"
+Write-Verbose -Verbose -Message  "Save location: $xlSourcefile"
+Remove-Item $xlSourcefile -ErrorAction Ignore
+
+$PivotTableDefinition = New-PivotTableDefinition -Activate -PivotTableName Places `
+    -PivotRows Driver -PivotColumns FinishPosition -PivotData @{Date = "Count"} -GroupNumericColumn FinishPosition -GroupNumericMin 1 -GroupNumericMax 25 -GroupNumericInterval 3
+
+Import-Csv "$PSScriptRoot\First10Races.csv" |
+    Select-Object  Race, @{n = "Date"; e = {[datetime]::ParseExact($_.date, "dd/MM/yyyy", (Get-Culture))}}, FinishPosition, Driver, GridPosition, Team, Points |
+    Export-Excel $xlSourcefile -Show -AutoSize -PivotTableDefinition $PivotTableDefinition

Public/Add-PivotTable.ps1

@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
         [String]$PivotTotals = "Both",
         [Switch]$NoTotalsInPivot,
         [String]$GroupDateRow,
+        [String]$GroupDateColumn,
         [OfficeOpenXml.Table.PivotTable.eDateGroupBy[]]$GroupDatePart,
         [String]$GroupNumericRow,
+        [String]$GroupNumericColumn,
         [double]$GroupNumericMin = 0 ,
         [double]$GroupNumericMax = [Double]::MaxValue  ,
         [double]$GroupNumericInterval = 100  ,
@@ -139,11 +141,21 @@
                 if (-not $r ) {Write-Warning -Message "Could not find a Row field named '$GroupNumericRow'; no numeric grouping will be done."}
                 else {$r.AddNumericGrouping($GroupNumericMin, $GroupNumericMax, $GroupNumericInterval)}
             }
+            elseif ($GroupNumericColumn) {
+                $c = $pivotTable.ColumnFields.Where( {$_.name -eq $GroupNumericColumn })
+                if (-not $c ) {Write-Warning -Message "Could not find a Column field named '$GroupNumericColumn'; no numeric grouping will be done."}
+                else {$c.AddNumericGrouping($GroupNumericMin, $GroupNumericMax, $GroupNumericInterval)}
+            }
             if ($GroupDateRow -and $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("GroupDatePart")) {
                 $r = $pivotTable.RowFields.Where( {$_.name -eq $GroupDateRow })
                 if (-not $r ) {Write-Warning -Message "Could not find a Row field named '$GroupDateRow'; no date grouping will be done."}
                 else {$r.AddDateGrouping($GroupDatePart)}
             }
+            elseif ($GroupDateColumn -and $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("GroupDatePart")) {
+                $c = $pivotTable.ColumnFields.Where( {$_.name -eq $GroupDateColumn })
+                if (-not $c ) {Write-Warning -Message "Could not find a Column field named '$GroupDateColumn'; no date grouping will be done."}
+                else {$c.AddDateGrouping($GroupDatePart)}
+            }
         }
         catch {Write-Warning -Message "Failed adding PivotTable '$pivotTableName': $_"}
     }

Public/New-PivotTableDefinition.ps1

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ function New-PivotTableDefinition {
         [String]$PivotTotals = "Both",
         [Switch]$NoTotalsInPivot,
         [String]$GroupDateRow,
+        [String]$GroupDateColumn,
         [OfficeOpenXml.Table.PivotTable.eDateGroupBy[]]$GroupDatePart,
         [String]$GroupNumericRow,
+        [String]$GroupNumericColumn,
         [double]$GroupNumericMin = 0 ,
         [double]$GroupNumericMax = [Double]::MaxValue  ,
         [double]$GroupNumericInterval = 100  ,

README.original.md

@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ Plus, wiring the [PowerShell ScriptAnalyzer Excel report](https://github.com/dfi
 
 ![](.gitbook/assets/ScriptAnalyzerReport.png)
 
+
+## What's new for 7.1.4
+
+- Added GroupNumericColumn and GroupDateColumn to New-PivotTableDefinition and Add-PivotTable. 
+
 ## What's new 7.1.3
 
 - Changed to `ProviderPath`. Thanks [Trevor Walker](https://github.com/sporkabob)

mdHelp/en/add-pivottable.md

@@ -331,6 +331,22 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
+### -GroupDateColumn
+
+The name of a Column field which should be grouped by parts of the date/time \(ignored if GroupDateRow is not specified\)
+
+```yaml
+Type: String
+Parameter Sets: (All)
+Aliases:
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
 ### -GroupDatePart
 
 The Part\(s\) of the date to use in the grouping \(ignored if GroupDateRow is not specified\)
@@ -364,6 +380,22 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
+### -GroupNumericColumn
+
+The name of a Column field which should be grouped by Number \(e.g. 0-99, 100-199, 200-299 \)
+
+```yaml
+Type: String
+Parameter Sets: (All)
+Aliases:
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
 ### -GroupNumericMin
 
 The starting point for grouping

mdHelp/en/new-pivottabledefinition.md

@@ -225,6 +225,22 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
+### -GroupDateColumn
+
+The name of a column field which should be grouped by parts of the date/time \(ignored if GroupDatePart is not specified\)
+
+```yaml
+Type: String
+Parameter Sets: (All)
+Aliases:
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
 ### -GroupDatePart
 
 The Part\(s\) of the date to use in the grouping \(ignored if GroupDateRow is not specified\)
@@ -234,7 +250,6 @@ Type: eDateGroupBy[]
 Parameter Sets: (All)
 Aliases:
 Accepted values: Years, Quarters, Months, Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds
-
 Required: False
 Position: Named
 Default value: None
@@ -250,7 +265,6 @@ The name of a row field which should be grouped by Number \(e.g 0-99, 100-199, 2
 Type: String
 Parameter Sets: (All)
 Aliases:
-
 Required: False
 Position: Named
 Default value: None
@@ -258,6 +272,23 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
+
+### -GroupNumericColumn
+
+The name of a column field which should be grouped by Number \(e.g 0-99, 100-199, 200-299 \)
+
+```yaml
+Type: String
+Parameter Sets: (All)
+Aliases:
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
+
 ### -GroupNumericMin
 
 The starting point for grouping