What are pivot table use for?

What are pivot table use for? Anyone has an example?

Thanks

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Is your 2nd post answering your own question?

I always thought of a pivot table similiar to a Hierarchy Grid where like items are merged and/or collapsable.

Hi Edneeis,

My second post somewhat answered my first post.

A pivot table is basically an organized list of data such as a table into a visualize report. I don't think it has anything to do with merging data together. That is what I got from gathering and searching about pivot table.