XL98: Data Fields Not Included in PivotFields Collection (192280)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q192280 SYMPTOMS
When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that utilizes the
PivotFields collection to return the fields in a PivotTable, the fields in
the data area (DataFields object) are not returned.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the PivotFields collection does not contain
the DataFields object or the fields that are in the data area. Data fields
are created from pivot fields. For example, the data field "Sum of Profit"
is created by dragging the pivot field "Profit" to the data area on the
PivotTable in the PivotTable Wizard. Multiple data fields may be created
from the same pivot field.
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To return only the data fields in a PivotTable, use the DataFields
object as in the following example:
Sub DisplayDataFields()
Dim x As Variant
Dim Pivot1 As PivotTable
Set Pivot1 = Worksheets(1).PivotTables("Pivot1")
For Each x In Pivot1.DataFields
'Display pivot field name (name of field in table)
MsgBox "Pivotfield Name is " & x.Name
'Display pivot field source name (name of field in original
'data)
MsgBox "Pivotfield SourceName is " & x.SourceName
Next
End Sub
To return the pivot fields that are visible in the PivotTable itself, use
the VisibleFields property in place of the DataFields property as in the
following line:
For Each x In Pivot1.VisibleFields
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
You can use the SourceName property of the PivotField object to
return the name of the pivot field as it appears in the original
source data for the pivot table. The Name property of the PivotField
object returns the name of the pivot field as it appears in the
table.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/17/2005 |
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