How to Create a Pivot Table in Excel using Java

Step 1: Load the Excel file

Workbook workbook = new Workbook()

String workbookName = “Geeks_For_Geeks.xlsx”;

workbook.loadFromFile(workbookName);

Step 2: Get the first worksheet

Worksheet sheet = workbook.getWorksheets().get(0);

Step 3: Get the first pivot table in the worksheet

IPivotTable pivotTable = sheet.getPivotTables().get(0);

Step 4: Add a clustered column chart based on the pivot table to the second worksheet

Chart chart = workbook.getWorksheets().get(1).getCharts().add(ExcelChartType.ColumnClustered, pivotTable);

 Step 5: Set chart position

chart.setTopRow(2);

chart.setBottomRow(15);

 Step 6: Set chart title

chart.setChartTitle(“Total”);

Step 7: Save the result file

workbook.saveToFile(workbookName, ExcelVersion.Version2013);

Let’s write a Java Program to create a pivot chart from a pivot table in a spreadsheet.

Output

On the console window when the program is successfully executed.

w3wiki.xlsx is written successfully.

Output

On the Workbook (Excel file)

A Pivot Chart is used to analyze data of a table with very little effort (and no formulas) and it gives you the big picture of your raw data. It allows you to analyze data using various types of graphs and layouts. It is considered to be the best chart during a business presentation that involves huge data. To add a pivot chart to an Excel worksheet, you need to use the “WorksheetChartsCollection.add” method. 

Before Creating a Pivot Chart, one first needs to go through how to Create Pivot Table in Excel using Java. Now let’s discuss the steps to create a pivot chart in an Excel file in Java using Free Spire.XLS for Java API.