How to count the number of customers ordering at an item - pivot table

Column A: - Unique identification number of product
Column B: Departments ordering


I would like to count the number of  departments ordering  a unique product in Colum A
Lyndall BradleyAsked:
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ShumsExcel & VBA ExpertCommented:
Hi,

Sample workbook would be helpful.
skullnobrainsCommented:
hmm ... why pivot ?

select A,count(B) from table group by A
ShumsExcel & VBA ExpertCommented:
Probably like this?
You can filter the ID's and pivot will list the count as per department.
Count-Unique-IDs.xlsx

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skullnobrainsCommented:
oups : missed the excel part ;) sorry
if you need a formula for a specific product, something like this should do : count(if(A1:A100 = "myproduct",B1:B100))
Lyndall BradleyAuthor Commented:
Thank-you for your replies.

The attached workbook. I would like to know how many times the customers in Colum B orders column A. Thank-you for your time and assistance.
skullnobrainsCommented:
you'd need to replace the "sum" by a "count" in the calculated data ( or add an extra column ).
click on the pivot and find where you can add a new "value" or "set of values" which will actually ask for the type of value ( sum, count, count unique ... ) and add the corresponding extra column.
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