Pivot table

The following syntax summarizes how to use the PIVOT operator.

SELECT <non-pivoted column>,  
    [first pivoted column] AS <column name>,  
    [second pivoted column] AS <column name>,  
    ...  
    [last pivoted column] AS <column name>  
FROM  
    (<SELECT query that produces the data>)   
    AS <alias for the source query>  
PIVOT  
(  
    <aggregation function>(<column being aggregated>)  
FOR   
[<column that contains the values that will become column headers>]   
    IN ( [first pivoted column], [second pivoted column],  
    ... [last pivoted column])  
) AS <alias for the pivot table>  
<optional ORDER BY clause>;

Sample Query

-- Pivot table with one row and five columns  
SELECT 'AverageCost' AS Cost_Sorted_By_Production_Days,   
[0], [1], [2], [3], [4]  
FROM  
(SELECT DaysToManufacture, StandardCost   
    FROM Production.Product) AS SourceTable  
PIVOT  
(  
AVG(StandardCost)  
FOR DaysToManufacture IN ([0], [1], [2], [3], [4])  
) AS PivotTable;

Complex PIVOT Example

USE AdventureWorks2014;  
GO  
SELECT VendorID, [250] AS Emp1, [251] AS Emp2, [256] AS Emp3, [257] AS Emp4, [260] AS Emp5  
FROM   
(SELECT PurchaseOrderID, EmployeeID, VendorID  
FROM Purchasing.PurchaseOrderHeader) p  
PIVOT  
(  
COUNT (PurchaseOrderID)  
FOR EmployeeID IN  
( [250], [251], [256], [257], [260] )  
) AS pvt  
ORDER BY pvt.VendorID;

UNPIVOT Example

-- Create the table and insert values as portrayed in the previous example.  
CREATE TABLE pvt (VendorID INT, Emp1 INT, Emp2 INT,  
    Emp3 INT, Emp4 INT, Emp5 INT);  
GO  
INSERT INTO pvt VALUES (1,4,3,5,4,4);  
INSERT INTO pvt VALUES (2,4,1,5,5,5);  
INSERT INTO pvt VALUES (3,4,3,5,4,4);  
INSERT INTO pvt VALUES (4,4,2,5,5,4);  
INSERT INTO pvt VALUES (5,5,1,5,5,5);  
GO  
-- Unpivot the table.  
SELECT VendorID, Employee, Orders  
FROM   
   (SELECT VendorID, Emp1, Emp2, Emp3, Emp4, Emp5  
   FROM pvt) p  
UNPIVOT  
   (Orders FOR Employee IN   
      (Emp1, Emp2, Emp3, Emp4, Emp5)  
)AS unpvt;  
GO