PivotItem.SourceName property (Excel)
Returns a Variant value that represents the specified object's name as it appears in the original source data for the specified PivotTable report.
Syntax
expression.SourceName
expression A variable that represents a PivotItem object.
Remarks
The value of this property might be different from the current item name if the user renamed the item after creating the PivotTable report.
The following table shows example values of the SourceName property and related properties, given an OLAP data source with the unique name "[Europe].[France].[Paris]" and a non-OLAP data source with the item name "Paris".
| Property | Value (OLAP data source) | Value (non-OLAP data source) |
|---|---|---|
| Caption | Paris | Paris |
| Name | [Europe].[France].[Paris] (read-only) | Paris |
| SourceName | [Europe].[France].[Paris] (read-only) | Same as the SQL property value (read-only) |
| Value | [Europe].[France].[Paris] (read-only) | Paris |
When specifying an index into the PivotItems collection, you can use the syntax shown in the following table.
| Syntax (OLAP data source) | Syntax (non-OLAP data source) |
|---|---|
| expression.PivotItems("[Europe].[France].[Paris]") | expression.PivotItems("Paris") |
When using the Item property to reference a specific member of a collection, you can use the text index names, as shown in the following table.
| Name (OLAP data source) | Name (non-OLAP data source) |
|---|---|
| [Europe].[France].[Paris] | Paris |
Example
This example displays the original name (the name from the source database) of the item that contains the active cell.
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate
ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1).PivotSelect "1998", xlDataAndLabel
MsgBox "The original item name is " & _
ActiveCell.PivotItem.SourceName
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