how to annotate pivot tables?

miconian

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My users spend a lot of time in large pivot tables that are set up in compact view, expanding and collapsing fields by clicking on the plus and minus symbols. As they do this, they want to make notes about individual line items.

However, this is difficult because a) there is nowhere that allows the user to make notes inside the pivot table, and b) if they make notes outside the table, the row their note corresponds to will change when fields are collapsed and expanded. Also, it seems that Excel does not allow comments to be added to cells within pivot tables.

Surely others have had this problem. Is there some obvious workaround I'm missing?

thanks!
 
Dear AnthonyKing8787,


Thank you for sharing the above code, this is exactly what I was looking for, in order to comment my pivot table. However, the code seems to do not work perfectly, as randomly some of the comments are cancelled when the table is refreshed. Being new to VBA, I am not really able to identify the problem.
I am attaching to you the structure of my pivot table so that I can give you more insights on this case. As you can see, some of the comments are still there and others have been completely deleted and lost. Do you know what may be the problem?


Hope you will be able to help me in succeeding with my project. Thank you again for sharing your amazing work.

This is the link to the screenshot of my Excel Pivot Table.

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Update to code with a suggestion from ★ Lichty17, "Public Const GapColumns" added to the top of the module as a field allowing for columns between the pivot table and the comments.

Following is a code update to the Module code. No change necessary to the Worksheet level code.

Code:
Option Explicit




Public Const sRngName = "PT_Notes"
'Names of the columns separated by the "|" character (without spaces)
'WARNING: Using the same column name for multiple comment columns will have unintended results.
Public Const noteColumnNames = "Comments|SecondComments"
Public Const GapColumns = 1
Public NoteNumber
Public Note() As String








'---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
Public Sub noteNames()
    Dim vntTemp As Variant
    Dim intIndex As Integer
    
    vntTemp = Split(noteColumnNames, "|")








'---Define the number of note columns based on noteColumnNames
    NoteNumber = UBound(vntTemp)








'---Separate the noteColumnNames into a public string array available to other subs
    ReDim Note(NoteNumber)




    For intIndex = 0 To NoteNumber
        Note(intIndex) = vntTemp(intIndex)
    Next
End Sub








'Public Const Named Range Needs to be Unprotected
Public Function Check_Setup(Ws As Worksheet) As Boolean
    Dim rNotes As Range, i As Long
    Dim PT As PivotTable, ptField As PivotField
    Dim tblNotes As ListObject
    Dim wsSave As Worksheet
    Dim CommentSheet As Worksheet
 
 
 '---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
 Call noteNames
 
 
 '---Check if not exactly one PT on Worksheet- exit
    If Ws.PivotTables.Count <> 1 Then GoTo StopNotes
    Set PT = Ws.PivotTables(1)
 
 
'---Check if not at least one RowField and one DataField- exit
    If PT.DataFields.Count = 0 Or PT.RowFields.Count = 0 Then GoTo StopNotes




'---Check if Named Range "PT_Notes" doesn't exist- define it
    If Not NameExists(sRngName, Ws.Name) Then
        With PT.TableRange1
            Set rNotes = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.EntireRow, _
                    .Resize(, NoteNumber + 1).Offset(0, .Columns.Count + GapColumns))
        End With
        Set rNotes = rNotes.Resize(rNotes.Rows.Count _
            + PT.ColumnGrand)
        Ws.Names.Add Name:=sRngName, RefersTo:=rNotes
        Ws.Names(sRngName).Visible = False
        Call Format_NoteRange(rNotes)
    End If
    
    
'---CHECK IF NAMED RANGE "PT_Notes" OVERLAPS PIVOT TABLE, IF IT DOES REDEFINE
    If OverlappingRanges(PT.TableRange2, Ws.Range(sRngName)) Then
        With PT.TableRange1
            Set rNotes = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.EntireRow, _
                    .Resize(, 1).Offset(0, .Columns.Count + GapColumns))
        End With
        Set rNotes = rNotes.Resize(rNotes.Rows.Count _
            + PT.ColumnGrand)
        Ws.Names.Add Name:=sRngName, RefersTo:=rNotes
        Call Format_NoteRange(rNotes)
    End If








'---Check if "|Notes" Worksheet doesn't exist- add it
    If Not SheetExists(Left(Ws.Name, 25) & "|Notes") Then
        Set wsSave = ActiveSheet
        Sheets.Add
        ActiveSheet.Name = Left(Ws.Name, 25) & "|Notes"
        ActiveSheet.Visible = xlVeryHidden
        wsSave.Activate
    End If
    
    Set CommentSheet = Sheets(Left(Ws.Name, 25) & "|Notes")
 
 
'---Check if Notes DataTable doesn't exist- add it
    With CommentSheet
        On Error Resume Next
        Set tblNotes = .ListObjects(1)
        If tblNotes Is Nothing Then
            .Cells(1) = "KeyPhrase"
            For i = 0 To NoteNumber
                .Cells(1, i + 2) = Note(i)
            Next i
            Set tblNotes = .ListObjects.Add(xlSrcRange, _
                .Range("A1:" & Cells(2, NoteNumber + 2).Address(False, False)), , xlYes)
        End If
        .Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
    End With








'---Check if any PT fields are not Table Headers - add
'---Also check that note column names defined by user exist in worksheet. If not, add them.
    With tblNotes
        For Each ptField In PT.RowFields
            If IsError(Application.Match("Key|" & ptField.SourceName, .HeaderRowRange, 0)) Then
                .ListColumns.Add Position:=2
                .HeaderRowRange(1, 2) = "Key|" & ptField.SourceName
            End If
        Next ptField
        For i = 0 To NoteNumber
            If IsError(Application.Match(Note(i), .HeaderRowRange, 0)) Then
                .ListColumns.Add Position:=.ListColumns.Count + 1
                .HeaderRowRange(1, .ListColumns.Count) = Note(i)
            End If
        Next i
    End With








'---Setup is now valid
    Check_Setup = True
    Exit Function
    
StopNotes:
    If NameExists(sRngName, Ws.Name) Then
        Application.EnableEvents = False
        Call Clear_Notes_Range(Ws)
        Ws.Names(sRngName).Delete
        Application.EnableEvents = True
        Check_Setup = False
        Exit Function
    End If
End Function
 
Private Function Format_NoteRange(rNotes As Range)
Application.EnableEvents = False








Dim i As Integer








 '---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
 Call noteNames








'---Format body
    With rNotes
        .Interior.Color = 16316664
        .Font.Italic = True
        .HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft
        .IndentLevel = 1
        .Borders(xlInsideHorizontal).LineStyle = xlDot
        .Borders(xlInsideVertical).LineStyle = xlDot
        .Borders(xlBottom).LineStyle = xlDot
        .WrapText = True
        .Locked = False
    End With
 
 
'---Format optional header
    With rNotes.Resize(1).Offset(-1)
        For i = 0 To NoteNumber
            .Cells(1, i + 1).Value = Note(i)
        Next i
        .Interior.Color = 16316664
        .Font.Italic = True
        .Font.Bold = True
        .HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
        .Borders(xlBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous
        .WrapText = True
        .Locked = True
    End With
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Function
 
Private Function Clear_Notes_Range(Ws As Worksheet)
'---Clear existing notes range
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim c As Range
    With Ws.Range(sRngName)
        With .Offset(-1).Resize(.Rows.Count + 1)
            If Intersect(Ws.PivotTables(1).TableRange2, _
                    .Cells) Is Nothing Then
                .ClearContents
                .ClearFormats
            Else 'PT overlaps notes
                For Each c In .Cells
                    c.ClearContents
                    c.ClearFormats
                Next c
                On Error GoTo 0
            End If
        End With
    End With
End Function
 
Public Function Refresh_Notes(PT As PivotTable)
    Dim sField As String, sKey As String, sFormula As String
    Dim ptField As PivotField
    Dim tblNotes As ListObject
    Dim rNotes As Range, c As Range
    Dim rLabels As Range, rLabelsAll As Range
    Dim vFields As Variant, vReturn As Variant
    Dim lPosition As Long, lOffset As Long
    Dim i As Long, lIdx As Long, lrow As Long, lCol As Long
 
 
'---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
    Call noteNames
    
    
'---Clear existing notes range
    Call Clear_Notes_Range(Ws:=PT.Parent)








'---Redefine and format notes range
    With PT.TableRange1
        Set rNotes = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.EntireRow, _
            .Resize(, NoteNumber + 1).Offset(0, .Columns.Count + GapColumns))
    End With
    Set rNotes = rNotes.Resize(rNotes.Rows.Count + PT.ColumnGrand)
    PT.Parent.Names(sRngName).RefersTo = rNotes
    Call Format_NoteRange(rNotes)
 
 
'---Make array of rowfields by position to trace each row in hierarchy
     With PT.RowFields
        ReDim vFields(1 To .Count)
        For lIdx = 1 To .Count
            vFields(PT.RowFields(lIdx).Position) = "Key|" & PT.RowFields(lIdx).SourceName
        Next lIdx
    End With
 
 
'---Build formula to use as Match KeyPhrase
    Set tblNotes = Sheets(Left(PT.Parent.Name, 25) & "|Notes").ListObjects(1)
    
    With tblNotes
        On Error Resume Next
        sFormula = "="
        
        For i = 2 To .HeaderRowRange.Columns.Count
            If Left(.HeaderRowRange.Cells(1, i), 4) <> "Key|" Then Exit For
            sFormula = sFormula & "RC" & i & "&""|""&"
        Next i




        sFormula = Left(sFormula, Len(sFormula) - 1)
        Intersect(.DataBodyRange, .ListColumns(1).Range).FormulaR1C1 = sFormula
    End With








'---Match KeyPhrases for each visible row of PT
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    With PT.TableRange1
        lOffset = .Column + .Columns.Count - PT.DataBodyRange.Column + 1
    End With




    With PT.DataBodyRange.Resize(, 1)
        For lrow = 1 To .Rows.Count + PT.ColumnGrand
            If .Cells(lrow, lOffset - 1).Value <> "" Then
                sKey = GetKey(rPC:=.Cells(lrow), vFields:=vFields, tblNotes:=tblNotes)
                vReturn = Evaluate("=MATCH(""" & _
                    sKey & """," & tblNotes.Name & "[KeyPhrase],0)")
                If (Not IsError(vReturn)) Then
                    For i = 0 To NoteNumber
                        .Cells(lrow, lOffset + i + GapColumns) = Evaluate("=INDEX(" & tblNotes.Name & "[" & Note(i) & "]" & "," & vReturn & ")")
                    Next i
                End If
            End If
        Next lrow
    End With
    Application.EnableEvents = True
End Function








Private Function GetKey(rPC As Range, vFields As Variant, tblNotes As ListObject) As String
    Dim i As Long, vIdx As Long
    Dim sNew As String




    With tblNotes.HeaderRowRange
    
        GetKey = ""
        
        For i = 2 To .Columns.Count
            If Left(.Cells(1, i), 4) <> "Key|" Then Exit For
            For vIdx = LBound(vFields) To rPC.PivotCell.RowItems.Count
                If .Cells(1, i) = vFields(vIdx) Then
                    sNew = rPC.PivotCell.RowItems.Item(vIdx).SourceNameStandard 'Changed from Caption to SourceNameStandard 2019-05-11
                    If IsDate(sNew) Then sNew = CLng(DateValue(sNew)) 'Avoid Date Formatting Errors - pvanerk March 9, 2017
                    Exit For
                Else: End If
            Next vIdx
            GetKey = GetKey & sNew & "|"
            sNew = ""
        Next i
    End With
 End Function
 
 
Public Function Update_Note_Database(PT As PivotTable, rNote As Range)
    Dim tblNotes As ListObject
    Dim rPC As Range
    Dim iArray As Variant, i As Integer
    Dim empt As Boolean
    
'---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
    Call noteNames
    
    empt = True
    




'---Make new record of note at top of database table
    Set tblNotes = Sheets(Left(PT.Parent.Name, 25) & "|Notes").ListObjects(1)
    tblNotes.ListRows.Add (1)
    For i = 0 To NoteNumber
        tblNotes.ListColumns(Note(i)).Range(2) = rNote(1, i + 1).Value
    Next i
        
    Set rPC = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.Resize(, 1), rNote.EntireRow)
    With rPC.PivotCell.RowItems
        For i = 1 To .Count
            With .Item(i)
                tblNotes.ListColumns("Key|" & .Parent.SourceName).Range(2) = .SourceNameStandard 'Changed from Caption to SourceNameStandard 2019-05-11
            End With
        Next i
    End With
    tblNotes.Parent.Calculate








'---Remove any previous notes with matching rowfield values
    With tblNotes.Range
        For i = 2 To .Columns.Count
            If Left(.Cells(1, i), 4) <> "Key|" Then Exit For
        Next i
        ReDim iArray(0 To i - 3)
        For i = 0 To UBound(iArray)
            iArray(i) = i + 2
        Next i
        .RemoveDuplicates Columns:=(iArray), Header:=xlYes
    End With
    
End Function








Private Function NameExists(sRngName As String, sSheetName As String) As Boolean
    Dim rTest As Range
    On Error Resume Next
    Set rTest = Sheets(sSheetName).Range(sRngName)
    NameExists = Not rTest Is Nothing
End Function
 




Function OverlappingRanges(objRange1 As Range, objRange2 As Range) As Boolean
    OverlappingRanges = False
    If objRange1 Is Nothing Then Exit Function
    If objRange2 Is Nothing Then Exit Function
    If Not Application.Intersect(objRange1, objRange2) Is Nothing Then
        OverlappingRanges = True
    End If
End Function








Private Function SheetExists(sSheetName As String) As Boolean
    Dim sTest As String
    On Error Resume Next
    sTest = Worksheets(sSheetName).Name
    SheetExists = LCase(sTest) = LCase(sSheetName)
End Function








Sub WorksheetChanges(Rng As Range, Ws As Worksheet)




    Dim rNotesChanged As Range
    Dim ptrows As Integer
    Dim Pvt As PivotTable




    'Avoid error if user changes windows during a worksheet edit
    If ActiveSheet.Name <> Ws.Name Then Exit Sub




    'Avoid error appearing if selection is not a valid range
    If TypeName(Selection) <> "Range" Then Exit Sub




    If Check_Setup(Ws) = False Then GoTo Cleanup
    
    Set Pvt = Ws.PivotTables(1)
    
    ptrows = Pvt.RowRange.Rows.Count
        
    If Pvt.ColumnGrand = True Then ptrows = ptrows - 1
        
    If ptrows > 1 Then
        Set rNotesChanged = Intersect(Rng, _
            Range(sRngName))
    Else: Set rNotesChanged = Nothing
    End If
        
    If rNotesChanged Is Nothing Then Exit Sub


    'Limited edits to only one row to prevent program slow down with large ranges and lots of comment columns.
    'Check if area being edited is only in one row, and if the comment will show up beside data, or row headers.
    'Prevented the comment from appearing twice (once at the top with the header and once at the bottom with the subtotal)
    If rNotesChanged.Rows.Count = 1 And Cells(rNotesChanged.Rows(1).Row, Range(sRngName).Columns(1).Column - 1 - GapColumns).Value <> "" Then
        Call Update_Note_Database( _
            PT:=Pvt, _
            rNote:=Intersect(rNotesChanged.EntireRow, Range(sRngName)))
    Else
Call Refresh_Notes(Pvt)
    End If




Cleanup:
    Set rNotesChanged = Nothing




End Sub
 
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I came across this code on a Google search and it is AMAZING. Thank you Jerry and Anthony King!!

Can anyone advise how I can make the code work if there is a second PivotTable on the same sheet? I don't need the code to run on that PivotTable (although it wouldn't be the end of the world if it did), but I do need the second Pivot to remain on the same sheet as the first Pivot (on which I do need the code). I am using the code from Anthony's post #120.
 
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Had to tweak this a bit to work with my data (since the first 8 fields point to locations and fields 9 through 12 are variables that can change in future runs of the data, I changed the .count and ubound to only cycle through 8)

It now works amazingly, thank you so much for your help and guidance.

Hi I am running into a similar issue where did you change the code for this?
 
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Hello! This coding is amazing, however I am having an issue where my notes tab isnt pulling the correct fields through from my pivot table tab. I can put a note in row 64 but it is pulling the data from a row 10 to 20 rows up. My pivot table is over 1800 lines long and I have six tabular rows in my pivot table. Any ideas?
 
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This thread is a life saver! I use a pivot table with comments to the right, but it also has individual review comments on the cells themselves with more detail (Shift + F2). This code works great for comments on the side. Does anyone know if such a code exists that will also move review comments on individual cells within the pivot table? I'm not sure if there is another thread floating around that does this already, but it would really help me out with a project I'm currently working on if such a code exists. Furthermore, I found that if I filter my pivot table based on name, then un-filter, it actually deletes my comment for that row and keeps all other comments. Not quite sure why that happened. Luckily I don't really need to filter the data so it's not the end of the world. If my data never changes, I have no problem, but if I refresh the Pivot and a new name adds a row to the pivot table, all the individual cell comments are no longer on the correct rows and it would be a nightmare to move them all.

Side note - I really respect everyone who is able to come up with and enhance this code. As someone who uses excel everyday for my job, I want to invest time looking into VBA and Macros. I'm not sure if there's a class out there or if this is something I would literally have to go back to school for. Would anyone mind sharing how/where they learned how to do this stuff? I would love to learn too!
 
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This thread is a life saver! I use a pivot table with comments to the right, but it also has individual review comments on the cells themselves with more detail (Shift + F2). This code works great for comments on the side. Does anyone know if such a code exists that will also move review comments on individual cells within the pivot table? I'm not sure if there is another thread floating around that does this already, but it would really help me out with a project I'm currently working on if such a code exists. Furthermore, I found that if I filter my pivot table based on name, then un-filter, it actually deletes my comment for that row and keeps all other comments. Not quite sure why that happened. Luckily I don't really need to filter the data so it's not the end of the world. If my data never changes, I have no problem, but if I refresh the Pivot and a new name adds a row to the pivot table, all the individual cell comments are no longer on the correct rows and it would be a nightmare to move them all.

Side note - I really respect everyone who is able to come up with and enhance this code. As someone who uses excel everyday for my job, I want to invest time looking into VBA and Macros. I'm not sure if there's a class out there or if this is something I would literally have to go back to school for. Would anyone mind sharing how/where they learned how to do this stuff? I would love to learn too!
I created this account just for this thread to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far. Especially to Jerry Sullivan who first contributed his solution. It's very kind of you to share your time and knowledge with the rest of us and I for one really appreciate you all.
 
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Dear AnthonyKing8787,
as many others I joined MrExcel to thank you and Jerry Sullivan for the coding of this tool.
However, I have trouble to get this running in my Excel version, which is 365.
It seems that this version has trouble with rPC.PivotCell.RowItems informing about Run-Time Error "1004": "Application-defined or object-defined error"
I tried to find a solution around this but with my limited knowledge was not able to.

I hope that you are still monitoring this thread after so many years passed since you worked out the last version and being able to provide a solution.

Thanks
Chris
 
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Seems I messed up above and posted the Module 2 code twice, replacing the code that goes in the Worksheet module that hosts the Pivot Table. My apologies.

Let's try again...

Module 1:

Code:
Option Explicit


Public Const sRngName = "PT_Notes"
'Names of the columns separated by the "|" character (without spaces)
'WARNING: Using the same column name for multiple comment columns will have unintended results.
Public Const noteColumnNames = "Comments|SecondComments"
Public NoteNumber
Public Note() As String


 '---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
Public Sub noteNames()
    Dim vntTemp As Variant
    Dim intIndex As Integer
   
    vntTemp = Split(noteColumnNames, "|")


'---Define the number of note columns based on noteColumnNames
    NoteNumber = UBound(vntTemp)


'---Separate the noteColumnNames into a public string array available to other subs
    ReDim Note(NoteNumber)


    For intIndex = 0 To NoteNumber
        Note(intIndex) = vntTemp(intIndex)
    Next


End Sub






'Public Const Named Range Needs to be Unprotected
 
Public Function Check_Setup(Ws As Worksheet) As Boolean
    Dim rNotes As Range, i As Long
    Dim PT As PivotTable, ptField As PivotField
    Dim tblNotes As ListObject
    Dim wsSave As Worksheet
    Dim CommentSheet As Worksheet
 
 '---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
 Call noteNames
 
 '---Check if not exactly one PT on Worksheet- exit
    If Ws.PivotTables.Count <> 1 Then GoTo StopNotes
    Set PT = Ws.PivotTables(1)
 
'---Check if not at least one RowField and one DataField- exit
    If PT.DataFields.Count = 0 Or PT.RowFields.Count = 0 Then GoTo StopNotes


 
'---Check if Named Range "PT_Notes" doesn't exist- define it
    If Not NameExists(sRngName, Ws.Name) Then
        With PT.TableRange1
            Set rNotes = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.EntireRow, _
                    .Resize(, NoteNumber + 1).Offset(0, .Columns.Count))
        End With
        Set rNotes = rNotes.Resize(rNotes.Rows.Count _
            + PT.ColumnGrand)
        Ws.Names.Add Name:=sRngName, RefersTo:=rNotes
        Ws.Names(sRngName).Visible = False
        Call Format_NoteRange(rNotes)
    End If
   
   
'---CHECK IF NAMED RANGE "PT_Notes" OVERLAPS PIVOT TABLE, IF IT DOES REDEFINE


    If OverlappingRanges(PT.TableRange2, Ws.Range(sRngName)) Then


        With PT.TableRange1
            Set rNotes = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.EntireRow, _
                    .Resize(, 1).Offset(0, .Columns.Count))
        End With
        Set rNotes = rNotes.Resize(rNotes.Rows.Count _
            + PT.ColumnGrand)
        Ws.Names.Add Name:=sRngName, RefersTo:=rNotes
        Call Format_NoteRange(rNotes)
    End If


'---Check if "|Notes" Worksheet doesn't exist- add it
    If Not SheetExists(Left(Ws.Name, 25) & "|Notes") Then
        Set wsSave = ActiveSheet
        Sheets.Add
        ActiveSheet.Name = Left(Ws.Name, 25) & "|Notes"
        ActiveSheet.Visible = xlVeryHidden
        wsSave.Activate
    End If
   
    Set CommentSheet = Sheets(Left(Ws.Name, 25) & "|Notes")
 
'---Check if Notes DataTable doesn't exist- add it
    With CommentSheet
        On Error Resume Next
        Set tblNotes = .ListObjects(1)
        If tblNotes Is Nothing Then
            .Cells(1) = "KeyPhrase"
            For i = 0 To NoteNumber
                .Cells(1, i + 2) = Note(i)
            Next i
            Set tblNotes = .ListObjects.Add(xlSrcRange, _
                .Range("A1:" & Cells(2, NoteNumber + 2).Address(False, False)), , xlYes)
        End If
        .Visible = xlSheetVeryHidden
    End With


'---Check if any PT fields are not Table Headers - add
'---Also check that note column names defined by user exist in worksheet. If not, add them.
    With tblNotes
        For Each ptField In PT.RowFields
            If IsError(Application.Match("Key|" & ptField.SourceName, .HeaderRowRange, 0)) Then
                .ListColumns.Add Position:=2
                .HeaderRowRange(1, 2) = "Key|" & ptField.SourceName
            End If
        Next ptField
        For i = 0 To NoteNumber
            If IsError(Application.Match(Note(i), .HeaderRowRange, 0)) Then
                .ListColumns.Add Position:=.ListColumns.Count + 1
                .HeaderRowRange(1, .ListColumns.Count) = Note(i)
            End If
        Next i
    End With


'---Setup is now valid
    Check_Setup = True
   
    Exit Function
   
StopNotes:
    If NameExists(sRngName, Ws.Name) Then
        Application.EnableEvents = False
        Call Clear_Notes_Range(Ws)
        Ws.Names(sRngName).Delete
        Application.EnableEvents = True
        Check_Setup = False
        Exit Function
    End If


End Function
 
Private Function Format_NoteRange(rNotes As Range)
Application.EnableEvents = False


Dim i As Integer


 '---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
 Call noteNames


'---Format body
    With rNotes
        .Interior.Color = 16316664
        .Font.Italic = True
        .HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft
        .IndentLevel = 1
        .Borders(xlInsideHorizontal).LineStyle = xlDot
        .Borders(xlInsideVertical).LineStyle = xlDot
        .Borders(xlBottom).LineStyle = xlDot
        .WrapText = True
        .Locked = False
    End With
 
'---Format optional header


    With rNotes.Resize(1).Offset(-1)
        For i = 0 To NoteNumber
            .Cells(1, i + 1).Value = Note(i)
        Next i
        .Interior.Color = 16316664
        .Font.Italic = True
        .Font.Bold = True
        .HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
        .Borders(xlBottom).LineStyle = xlContinuous
        .WrapText = True
        .Locked = True
    End With
Application.EnableEvents = True
End Function
 
Private Function Clear_Notes_Range(Ws As Worksheet)
'---Clear existing notes range
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim c As Range
    With Ws.Range(sRngName)
        With .Offset(-1).Resize(.Rows.Count + 1)
            If Intersect(Ws.PivotTables(1).TableRange2, _
                    .Cells) Is Nothing Then
                .ClearContents
                .ClearFormats
            Else 'PT overlaps notes
                For Each c In .Cells
                    c.ClearContents
                    c.ClearFormats
                Next c
                On Error GoTo 0
            End If
        End With
    End With
End Function
 
Public Function Refresh_Notes(PT As PivotTable)
    Dim sField As String, sKey As String, sFormula As String
    Dim ptField As PivotField
    Dim tblNotes As ListObject
    Dim rNotes As Range, c As Range
    Dim rLabels As Range, rLabelsAll As Range
    Dim vFields As Variant, vReturn As Variant
    Dim lPosition As Long, lOffset As Long
    Dim i As Long, lIdx As Long, lrow As Long, lCol As Long
 
'---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
    Call noteNames
   
'---Clear existing notes range
    Call Clear_Notes_Range(Ws:=PT.Parent)


'---Redefine and format notes range
    With PT.TableRange1
        Set rNotes = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.EntireRow, _
            .Resize(, NoteNumber + 1).Offset(0, .Columns.Count))
    End With
    Set rNotes = rNotes.Resize(rNotes.Rows.Count + PT.ColumnGrand)
    PT.Parent.Names(sRngName).RefersTo = rNotes
    Call Format_NoteRange(rNotes)
 
'---Make array of rowfields by position to trace each row in hierarchy
     With PT.RowFields
        ReDim vFields(1 To .Count)
        For lIdx = 1 To .Count
            vFields(PT.RowFields(lIdx).Position) = "Key|" & PT.RowFields(lIdx).SourceName
        Next lIdx
    End With
 
'---Build formula to use as Match KeyPhrase


    Set tblNotes = Sheets(Left(PT.Parent.Name, 25) & "|Notes").ListObjects(1)
   
    With tblNotes
        On Error Resume Next
        sFormula = "="
       
        For i = 2 To .HeaderRowRange.Columns.Count
            If Left(.HeaderRowRange.Cells(1, i), 4) <> "Key|" Then Exit For
            sFormula = sFormula & "RC" & i & "&""|""&"
        Next i


        sFormula = Left(sFormula, Len(sFormula) - 1)
        Intersect(.DataBodyRange, .ListColumns(1).Range).FormulaR1C1 = sFormula
    End With




'---Match KeyPhrases for each visible row of PT
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    With PT.TableRange1
        lOffset = .Column + .Columns.Count - PT.DataBodyRange.Column + 1
    End With


    With PT.DataBodyRange.Resize(, 1)
        For lrow = 1 To .Rows.Count + PT.ColumnGrand
            If .Cells(lrow, lOffset - 1).Value <> "" Then
                sKey = GetKey(rPC:=.Cells(lrow), vFields:=vFields, tblNotes:=tblNotes)
                vReturn = Evaluate("=MATCH(""" & _
                    sKey & """," & tblNotes.Name & "[KeyPhrase],0)")
                If (Not IsError(vReturn)) Then
                    For i = 0 To NoteNumber
                        .Cells(lrow, lOffset + i) = Evaluate("=INDEX(" & tblNotes.Name & "[" & Note(i) & "]" & "," & vReturn & ")")
                    Next i
                End If
            End If
        Next lrow
    End With
    Application.EnableEvents = True
End Function


Private Function GetKey(rPC As Range, vFields As Variant, tblNotes As ListObject) As String


    Dim i As Long, vIdx As Long
    Dim sNew As String


    With tblNotes.HeaderRowRange
   
        GetKey = ""
       
        For i = 2 To .Columns.Count
            If Left(.Cells(1, i), 4) <> "Key|" Then Exit For
            For vIdx = LBound(vFields) To rPC.PivotCell.RowItems.Count
                If .Cells(1, i) = vFields(vIdx) Then
                    sNew = rPC.PivotCell.RowItems.Item(vIdx).Caption
                    If IsDate(sNew) Then sNew = CLng(DateValue(sNew)) 'Avoid Date Formatting Errors - pvanerk March 9, 2017
                    Exit For
                Else: End If
            Next vIdx
            GetKey = GetKey & sNew & "|"
            sNew = ""
        Next i
    End With
 End Function
 
Public Function Update_Note_Database(PT As PivotTable, rNote As Range)
    Dim tblNotes As ListObject
    Dim rPC As Range
    Dim iArray As Variant, i As Integer
    Dim empt As Boolean
   
 '---Call Note Naming to Set The Column Headers as Defined by the Constant Declared Above
 Call noteNames
   
    empt = True
   


    '---Make new record of note at top of database table
    Set tblNotes = Sheets(Left(PT.Parent.Name, 25) & "|Notes").ListObjects(1)
    tblNotes.ListRows.Add (1)
    For i = 0 To NoteNumber
        tblNotes.ListColumns(Note(i)).Range(2) = rNote(1, i + 1).Value
    Next i
       
    Set rPC = Intersect(PT.DataBodyRange.Resize(, 1), rNote.EntireRow)
    With rPC.PivotCell.RowItems
        For i = 1 To .Count
            With .Item(i)
                tblNotes.ListColumns("Key|" & .Parent.Name).Range(2) = .Caption
            End With
        Next i
    End With
   
    tblNotes.Parent.Calculate




'---Remove any previous notes with matching rowfield values
    With tblNotes.Range
        For i = 2 To .Columns.Count
            If Left(.Cells(1, i), 4) <> "Key|" Then Exit For
        Next i
        ReDim iArray(0 To i - 3)
        For i = 0 To UBound(iArray)
            iArray(i) = i + 2
        Next i
        .RemoveDuplicates Columns:=(iArray), Header:=xlYes
    End With
   
End Function


 
Private Function NameExists(sRngName As String, _
        sSheetName As String) As Boolean
    Dim rTest As Range
    On Error Resume Next
    Set rTest = Sheets(sSheetName).Range(sRngName)
    NameExists = Not rTest Is Nothing
End Function
 


Function OverlappingRanges(objRange1 As Range, objRange2 As Range) As Boolean
OverlappingRanges = False
If objRange1 Is Nothing Then Exit Function
If objRange2 Is Nothing Then Exit Function


If Not Application.Intersect(objRange1, objRange2) Is Nothing Then
    OverlappingRanges = True
End If
End Function


Private Function SheetExists(sSheetName As String) As Boolean
    Dim sTest As String
    On Error Resume Next
    sTest = Worksheets(sSheetName).Name
    SheetExists = LCase(sTest) = LCase(sSheetName)
End Function



Module 2:

Code:
Option Explicit


Sub WorksheetChanges(Rng As Range, Ws As Worksheet)


    Dim rNotesChanged As Range
    Dim ptrows As Integer
    Dim Pvt As PivotTable


    'Avoid error if user changes windows during a worksheet edit
    If ActiveSheet.Name <> Ws.Name Then Exit Sub


    'Avoid error appearing if selection is not a valid range
    If TypeName(Selection) <> "Range" Then Exit Sub


    If Check_Setup(Ws) = False Then GoTo Cleanup
   
    Set Pvt = Ws.PivotTables(1)
   
    ptrows = Pvt.RowRange.Rows.Count
       
    If Pvt.ColumnGrand = True Then ptrows = ptrows - 1
       
    If ptrows > 1 Then
        Set rNotesChanged = Intersect(Rng, _
            Range(sRngName))
    Else: Set rNotesChanged = Nothing
    End If
       
    If rNotesChanged Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
   
    'Limited edits to only one row to prevent program slow down with large ranges and lots of comment columns.
    'Check if area being edited is only in one row, and if the comment will show up beside data, or row headers.
    'Prevented the comment from appearing twice (once at the top with the header and once at the bottom with the subtotal)
    If rNotesChanged.Rows.Count = 1 And Cells(rNotesChanged.Rows(1).Row, Range(sRngName).Columns(1).Column - 1).Value <> "" Then
        Call Update_Note_Database( _
            PT:=Pvt, _
            rNote:=Intersect(rNotesChanged.EntireRow, Range(sRngName)))
    Else
        Call Refresh_Notes(Pvt)
    End If


Cleanup:
    Set rNotesChanged = Nothing


End Sub



Worksheet with Pivot Table Module:

Code:
Option Explicit
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    Call WorksheetChanges(Target, Me)
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
End Sub

Private Sub Worksheet_PivotTableUpdate(ByVal Target As PivotTable)
'----Refreshes display of PivotTable Notes from the Note database
'--    when the PivotTable is updated (refreshed, sorted, filtered, etc)
    If ActiveSheet.Name <> Me.Name Then
        Exit Sub
    Else: End If
    If Check_Setup(Me) = False Then Exit Sub
 
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
 
    Call Refresh_Notes(PT:=Target)
 
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
   
End Sub
Hoping this thread is still active. Loving this code and ability to manage notes with pivot tables. Works great if one person is editing a file. Is there any way to have the same functionality in a shared file where multiple users are adding comments at the same time...and have the pivot table filtered differently? Thanks!
 
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