PivotField.AutoSort method (Excel)

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 XlSortOrder constants 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.

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

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