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SetPosition

Sets a value that represents the position of the field (first, second, third, and so on) among all the fields in its orientation (Rows, Columns, Pages, Data).

Syntax

expression.SetPosition(position);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiPivotDataField class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
positionRequirednumberThe field position.

Returns

This method doesn't return any data.

Example

var oWorksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();

oWorksheet.GetRange('B1').SetValue('Region');
oWorksheet.GetRange('C1').SetValue('Style');
oWorksheet.GetRange('D1').SetValue('Price');

oWorksheet.GetRange('B2').SetValue('East');
oWorksheet.GetRange('B3').SetValue('West');
oWorksheet.GetRange('B4').SetValue('East');
oWorksheet.GetRange('B5').SetValue('West');

oWorksheet.GetRange('C2').SetValue('Fancy');
oWorksheet.GetRange('C3').SetValue('Fancy');
oWorksheet.GetRange('C4').SetValue('Tee');
oWorksheet.GetRange('C5').SetValue('Tee');

oWorksheet.GetRange('D2').SetValue(42.5);
oWorksheet.GetRange('D3').SetValue(35.2);
oWorksheet.GetRange('D4').SetValue(12.3);
oWorksheet.GetRange('D5').SetValue(24.8);

var dataRef = Api.GetRange("'Sheet1'!$B$1:$D$5");
var pivotTable = Api.InsertPivotNewWorksheet(dataRef);

pivotTable.AddFields({
rows: ['Region', 'Style'],
});

pivotTable.AddDataField('Price');

var pivotWorksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
pivotWorksheet.GetRange('A12').SetValue('The Style field position will change soon');

var pivotField = pivotTable.GetPivotFields('Style');

setTimeout(function () {
pivotField.SetPosition(1);
}, 5000);