1# Pivot Tables 2 3Pivot Tables are a way to summarize and aggregate information about selected 4slices in a configurable way. It is available in canary and autopush channels by 5default, and can be enabled in stable by toggling a corresponding flag 6(Support > Flags > Pivot tables V2). 7 8To create a pivot table, you need to select a timeline area that contains 9slices. The table will then show an aggregation of the selected slices. 10 11## Conceptual model 12 13Pivot tables have two types of columns: pivots and aggregations. Conceptually, 14the UI requests all the data from columns of both types and then computes 15aggregate values for aggregation columns for every distinct tuple of pivot 16column values. 17 18Pivots are hierarchical, and the aggregate values are also computed for all the 19prefixes of pivot column values. For example, if you select process name, 20category, and event name (in that order) as pivots and have duration sum as the 21only aggregation columns, the following aggregate values will be computed: 22 23* Total duration for each process 24* Total duration for each process and category 25* Total duration for each process, category, and event name 26 27The table rows are appropriately nested in the UI, from more general to more 28specific. Portions of the table can be collapsed and expanded. 29 30## Working with pivot table 31 32Pivot tables can be configured using dropdown menus in the table header cells. 33These can be used to: 34 35* Add and remove pivots 36* Add and remove aggregations 37* Change aggregation functions 38* Sort by aggregation columns 39