Pivot Table (Data Management)

Available with Advanced license.

Summary

Creates a table from the input table by reducing redundancy in records and flattening one-to-many relationships.

Illustration

Usage

• This tool is typically used to reduce redundant records and flatten one-to-many relationships.

• If the Pivot Field is a text field, its values must begin with a character (for example, a2) and not a number (for example, 2a). If the value of the first record begins with a number, all the output values will be 0.

• If the Pivot Field is a numeric type, its value will be appended to its original field name in the output table.

• The number of fields in the output table is determined by the number of input fields you choose, plus one field for each unique Pivot Field value. The number of records in the output table is determined by the unique combination of values between your chosen input fields and the pivot field.

• The tool fails if the selected Pivot Field contains Null values.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Table	The table whose records will be pivoted.	Table View
Input Field(s)	The fields that define records to be included in the output table.	Field
Pivot Field	The field whose record values are used to generate the field names in the output table.	Field
Value Field	The field whose values populate the pivoted fields in the output table.	Field
Output Table	The table to be created.	Table

Python

arcpy.management.PivotTable(in_table, fields, pivot_field, value_field, out_table)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_table	The table whose records will be pivoted.	Table View
fields [fields,...]	The fields that define records to be included in the output table.	Field
pivot_field	The field whose record values are used to generate the field names in the output table.	Field
value_field	The field whose values populate the pivoted fields in the output table.	Field
out_table	The table to be created.	Table

Code sample

PivotTable example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the PivotTable function in immediate mode.

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data"
arcpy.PivotTable_management("attributes.dbf", "OwnerID", "AttrTagNam", 
                            "AttrValueS", "C:/output/attribPivoted.dbf")

PivotTable example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following Python script demonstrates how to use the PivotTable function in a stand-alone script.

# Name: PivotTable_Example2.py
# Description: Pivot the attributes table by the specified fields

# Import system modules
import arcpy

# Set workspace
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data"

# Set local variables
in_table = "attributes.dbf"
fields = "OwnerID"
pivot_field = "AttrTagNam"
value_field = "AttrValueS"
out_table = "C:/output/attribPivot.dbf"

# Execute PivotTable
arcpy.PivotTable_management(in_table, fields, pivot_field, value_field, out_table)

Environments

Current Workspace, Output CONFIG Keyword, Scratch Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: No
• Advanced: Yes