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CalculatedMember.IsValid Property

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Excel Developer Reference

Returns a Boolean that indicates whether the specified calculated member has been successfully instantiated with the OLAP provider during the current session.

Syntax

expression.IsValid

expression   A variable that represents a CalculatedMember object.

Remarks

This property returns True even if the PivotTable is not connected to its data source. Make sure that the PivotTable is connected before querying the value of the IsValid property.

Example

This example notifies the user about whether the calculated member is valid or not. It assumes a PivotTable exists on the active worksheet.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub CheckValidity()

Dim pvtTable As PivotTable
Dim pvtCache As PivotCache

Set pvtTable = ActiveSheet.PivotTables(1)
Set pvtCache = Application.ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Item(1)

' Make connection for PivotTable before testing IsValid property.
pvtCache.MakeConnection

' Check if calculated member is valid.
If pvtTable.CalculatedMembers.Item(1).<strong class="bterm">IsValid</strong> = True Then
    MsgBox "The calculated member is valid."
Else
    MsgBox "The calculated member is not valid."
End If



End Sub

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