# GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.PivotTables.IPivotTable.AddDataField

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_PivotTables_IPivotTable_AddDataField_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.PivotTables.IPivotTable.AddDataField*">AddDataField Method
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Adds a data field to a <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.PivotTables.IPivotTable.html">IPivotTable</a> report.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IPivotField AddDataField(IPivotField field, string caption = null, ConsolidationFunction function = ConsolidationFunction.Automatic)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function AddDataField(field As IPivotField, Optional caption As String = Nothing, Optional [function] As ConsolidationFunction = ConsolidationFunction.Automatic) As IPivotField</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.PivotTables.IPivotField.html">IPivotField</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">field</span></td>
      <td><p>The unique PivotTable field.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">caption</span></td>
      <td><p>The label used in the PivotTable report to identify this data field.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.PivotTables.ConsolidationFunction.html">ConsolidationFunction</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">function</span></td>
      <td><p>The function performed in the added data field.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><p>Returns a <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.PivotTables.IPivotField.html">IPivotField</a> object that represents the new data field.</p>
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