cacheSource (PivotCache Source Description)

Represents the description of data source whose data is stored in the pivot cache. The data source refers to the underlying rows or database records that provide the data for a PivotTable. You can create a PivotTable report from a SpreadsheetML table, an external database (including OLAP cubes), multiple SpreadsheetML worksheets, or another PivotTable.

Information about the data source is stored in the connection element and is retrieved using the connectionId attribute.

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OLAP data sources are distinguished from other data sources in SpreadsheetML. OLAP records are not stored in the pivotCacheRecords part, whereas all records for non-OLAP data sources are stored in the cache.

Parent Elements

pivotCacheDefinition (§3.10.1.67)

Child Elements	Subclause
consolidation (Consolidation Source)	§3.10.1.20
extLst (Future Feature Data Storage Area)	§3.2.10
worksheetSource (Worksheet PivotCache Source)	§3.10.1.95

Attributes

Description

connectionId (Connection Index)

Specifies the index to the workbook connection. This attribute is used when the cache type is 'External.' See §3.13.1 for more information about the connection element.

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema unsignedInt datatype.

type (Cache Type)

Specifies the cache type.

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_SourceType simple type (§3.18.77).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

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