PivotTable.DrillDown method (Excel)

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03/30/2022

Enables you to drill down into the data within an OLAP-based or PowerPivot-based cube hierarchy.

Syntax

expression.DrillDown (PivotItem, PivotLine)

expression A variable that represents a PivotTable object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
PivotItem	Required	PIVOTITEM	The member from which the drill down is performed.
PivotLine	Optional	Variant	Specifies the line in the PivotTable where the operation starting member resides. In cases where PivotLine is not specified, defaults to the top PivotLine where the member appears.

Return value

VOID

Example

The following sample code demonstrates the DrillDown method as used on a PivotTable.

ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").DrillDown ActiveSheet.PivotTables( _
      "PivotTable1").PivotFields("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Country]"). _
      PivotItems("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Country].&[Australia]"), _
      ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotRowAxis.PivotLines(1)

The following sample code demonstrates the DrillDown method as used on a PivotChart.

ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable.DrillDown ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable _
      .PivotFields("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Country]").PivotItems( _
      "[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Country].&[Australia]"), ActiveChart. _
      PivotLayout.PivotTable.PivotRowAxis.PivotLines(1)

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