Before you create a pivot table, it is important to __.

A. Create a database

B. Sorry a database

C. Filter a database

D. Format a database

Before you create a pivot table, it is important to Create a database.

Option: A

Procedure to create Pivot Table:

1. Select the cells and table in the sheet containing the data you want to use.

2. Go to the Insert tab and click the PivotTable command.

3. In the dialog box 'Create PivotTable' will appear. Choose your settings, then click OK. In our example, we will use Sheet1 as our source data and insert the PivotTable on a new worksheet.

4. The Field List and blank PivotTable will appear on a new worksheet.

5. Once you create a PivotTable, you have to decide which fields to add. Each field has a simple column header from the source data. In the PivotTable Field List, check the box for each field you want to add.

6. The selected fields will be added to one of the four areas below the Field List. In our example, the Salesman field has been added to the Rows area, while the Order Amount has been added to the Values area. Alternatively, you can click, hold, and drag a field to the desired area.

7. The PivotTable values will calculate and summarize the selected fields. In our example, the PivotTable shows the amount sold by each salesman.

Before you create a pivot table, it is important to (A) Create a database

Explanation:

A pivot table is used as a data summarization tool for processing data

The Pivot tables are used to summarize, sort, reorganize, group, count, total or average data that is stored in a database system

The Pivot Table allows users to convert columns into rows and rows into columns.

Their are certain criteria for data to be placed in a Pivot Table

The First criteria is : Each column must have a title. Blanks / empty cells as column headings are not permitted. The title of each column should be unique. Redundant data is not allowed. Each column should have only one criteria or value.

As we know that pivot table is a data summarizing tool it is very important to create data that need to be summarized. If their is no data what will a pivot table summarize. Thus we can say that Before you create a pivot table, it is important to (A) Create a database