How to pivot this data table?

I have this data table in my database. Both seller and contract terms are varchar fields and the rest are float fields.

I want to pivot this to show the end table like below.

However, it seems impossible to do in sisense. I used pivot table in sisense and this is what I could do best, which is not acceptable by my manager.

Below is my settings in sisense using pivot table. I have tried using table which didn't work either. I have read almost everything about pivot tables in the sisense community but nothing seems to help. Can any sisense gurus help with this?

lalasisi

Posted 2 years ago·Last reply 2 years ago

12 comments

DRay

·2 years ago

Hello lalasisi,

I'm following up to see if any of the solutions offered worked for you.

If so, please click the 'Accept as Solution' button on the appropriate post, that way other users with the same questions can find the answer. If not, please let us know so that we can continue to help.

Thank you.

lalasisi

OP2 years ago

I still don't think it's a great way to paste some bespoke code behind the dashboard as a great solution. This is by far way more difficult to use compared to other dashboard platforms e.g. Tableau and PowerBI. I don't think it's fair to force me to "accept as solution". I'd like Sisense as a company to consider adding the drag and drop functionality. Let me know how I can reach the right person to communicate this through

DRay

·2 years ago

Hi lalasisi,

I completely understand. I'm not trying to "force" you to do anything. If you want to suggest this as a product enhancement, we have the Product Feedback Forum specifically for requests like that. Please submit your idea there so other Sisense users can add their votes and comments. Our product team uses that feedback to prioritize their efforts. Maybe we will see this added in a future release.

lalasisi

OP2 years ago

Thanks for the link. I have submitted my idea

RAPID BI Support

·2 years ago

Hi lalasisi ,

With some work, you could change style etc. with the BloX definition below to achieve transposed pivot table. YMMV - so i'd love to hear if this works for you. Please see the image and code below.

BloX Editor Code:

{
    "style": "#table-container66971f8dd755690032cc2e40 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; } #table-container66971f8dd755690032cc2e40 td, #table-container66971f8dd755690032cc2e40 th { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; } #table-container66971f8dd755690032cc2e40 tr:nth-child(even){background-color: #f2f2f2; } #table-container66971f8dd755690032cc2e40 tr:hover {background-color: #ddd; } #table-container66971f8dd755690032cc2e40 th { padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; text-align: left; background-color: #04AA6D; color: white; }",
    "script": "",
    "title": "",
    "showCarousel": false,
    "body": [
        {
            "type": "Container",
            "style": {
                "padding": "5px"
            },
            "items": [
                {
                    "type": "TextBlock",
                    "id": "table-container66971f8dd755690032cc2e40",
                    "class": "table-container",
                    "text": "",
                    "style": {
                        "overflow": "auto"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "actions": []
}

BloX Configuration Code:

{
    "fontFamily": "Open Sans",
    "fontSizes": {
        "default": 14,
        "small": 16,
        "medium": 20,
        "large": 50,
        "extraLarge": 32
    },
    "fontWeights": {
        "default": 500,
        "light": 100,
        "bold": 1000
    },
    "containerStyles": {
        "default": {
            "backgroundColor": "transparent",
            "foregroundColors": {
                "default": {
                    "normal": "#000000"
                },
                "white": {
                    "normal": "#ffffff"
                },
                "grey": {
                    "normal": "#5C6372"
                },
                "orange": {
                    "normal": "#f2B900"
                },
                "yellow": {
                    "normal": "#ffcb05"
                },
                "black": {
                    "normal": "#000000"
                },
                "lightGreen": {
                    "normal": "#3ADCCA"
                },
                "green": {
                    "normal": "#54a254"
                },
                "red": {
                    "normal": "#dd1111"
                },
                "accent": {
                    "normal": "#2E89FC"
                },
                "good": {
                    "normal": "#54a254"
                },
                "warning": {
                    "normal": "#e69500"
                },
                "attention": {
                    "normal": "#cc3300"
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "imageSizes": {
        "default": 40,
        "small": 40,
        "medium": 80,
        "large": 160
    },
    "imageSet": {
        "imageSize": "medium",
        "maxImageHeight": 100
    },
    "actions": {
        "color": "",
        "backgroundColor": "white",
        "maxActions": 5,
        "spacing": "extraLarge",
        "buttonSpacing": 20,
        "actionsOrientation": "horizontal",
        "actionAlignment": "center",
        "showCard": {
            "actionMode": "inline",
            "inlineTopMargin": 16,
            "style": "default"
        }
    },
    "spacing": {
        "default": 5,
        "small": 20,
        "medium": 60,
        "large": 20,
        "extraLarge": 40,
        "padding": 0
    },
    "separator": {
        "lineThickness": 1,
        "lineColor": "#eeeeee"
    },
    "factSet": {
        "title": {
            "size": "default",
            "color": "default",
            "weight": "bold",
            "warp": true
        },
        "value": {
            "size": "default",
            "color": "default",
            "weight": "default",
            "warp": true
        },
        "spacing": 20
    },
    "supportsInteractivity": true,
    "imageBaseUrl": ""
}

BloX Widget Script Code:

widget.on('buildquery', (w, args) => {
    w.style.currentCard = {
        "style": `#table-container${w.oid} { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; } #table-container${w.oid} td, #table-container${w.oid} th { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px; } #table-container${w.oid} tr:nth-child(even){background-color: #f2f2f2; } #table-container${w.oid} tr:hover {background-color: #ddd; } #table-container${w.oid} th { padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; text-align: left; background-color: #04AA6D; color: white; }`,
        "script": "",
        "title": "",
        "showCarousel": false,
        "body": [
            {
                "type": "Container",
                "style": {
                    "padding": "5px"
                },
                "items": [
                    {
                        "type": "TextBlock",
                        "id": `table-container${w.oid}`,
                        "class": "table-container",
                        "text": "",
                        "style": {
                            "overflow": "auto"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "actions": []
    }
})

widget.on('ready', (w, args) => {
	let rHeaders = []
	const table = document.createElement('table')
	
	for (i = 0; i < w.metadata.panel('Items').items.length; i++) {
		let tempHeaders = w.queryResult.map((res) => { return res[i].Text })
		// tempHeaders.reverse()
    	tempHeaders.unshift(w.metadata.panel('Items').items[i].jaql.title)
		// Create a header row
		let headerRow = table.insertRow()

		// Add header cells to the header row
		for (const header of tempHeaders) {
			let headerCell = headerRow.insertCell()
			headerCell.textContent = header
		}
	}
	
	let rValues = []
    let l = w.metadata.panel('Values').items.length + w.metadata.panel('Items').items.length
    for (let i = w.metadata.panel('Items').items.length; i < l; i++) {
        rValues.push(w.queryResult.map((res) => { return res[i].Text }))
    }
	
    rValues.forEach((a, i) => {
        // a.reverse()
        a.unshift(w.metadata.panel('Values').items[i].jaql.title)
    })
	
    // Create a row for each array of values
    for (const values of rValues) {
        const row = table.insertRow()

        // Add a cell for each value in the array
        for (const value of values) {
            const cell = row.insertCell()
            cell.textContent = value
        }
    }

    // Add the table to the document
    $(`#table-container${w.oid}`).empty()
    $(`#table-container${w.oid}`).append(table)
})

Alternatively - RAPID BI also has Adaptive Pivot Tables plugin, that could be used to achieve this (may be overkill for simple transpose though, but it allows viewer modification of the configuration of the table). Happy to discuss further - please reach out if you'd like to.

Let me know how you go?

Thanks,

Daniel

RAPID BI

daniel.ranisavljevic@rapidbi.com.au

RAPID BI - Sisense Professional Services | Implementations | Custom Add-ons

RAPID BI Support

·2 years ago

lee_hub above may be useful for you too - let me know?

Hamza Jap-Tjong

·2 years ago

Hey lalasisi

Sisense does not support this natively. You could create a table on a elasticube level and do the wanted aggregation there. You can also take a look at the Financial Table plugin from Benji_PaldiTeam Paldi Solutions. This looks similar to what you are trying to do now

Hamza

Ravid Paldi

·2 years ago

Thank you HamzaJ

lalasisi and lee_hub , feel free to reach out if you'de to explore this option further

ravid@paldi.solutions

Thanks,

Ravid

Paldi Solutions - Gold Certified Partner

lee_hub

·2 years ago

Thank you lalasisi for this post. I too, am experiencing a similar problem. I think it is the default nature of pivot tables, regardless of technology, to not allow non-aggregated values in the Values section of a pivot. Hoping someone can provide a method, maybe it is JavaScript or something to force non-text values into the proper section of your pivot.