Fields

The pivot table shown is based on two fields: Date and Color:

The Color field is configured as a row field, and a value field. In the Values area, the Color field has been renamed “Count” and set to summarize by count:

The Date field is grouped by Months only:

To force display of months with no data, the Date field has “Show items with no data” enabled:

Date filter is set to display only desired months:

To force the pivot table to display zero when items have no data, a zero is entered in general pivot table options:

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