PivotTable.DrillUp method (Excel)

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

Syntax

expression.DrillUp (PivotItem, PivotLine, LevelUniqueName)

expression A variable that represents a PivotTable object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
PivotItem	Required	PIVOTITEM	The member from which the drill up 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.
LevelUniqueName	Optional	Variant	The target for a multi-level drill up. The default action, if not specified, is a one level drill up.

Return value

VOID

Example

The following sample code demonstrates a single-level drill up on a PivotTable.

ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").DrillUp ActiveSheet.PivotTables( _
      "PivotTable1").PivotFields("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Postal Code]"). _
      PivotItems( _
      "[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Postal Code].&[2450]&[Coffs Harbour]"), _
      ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotRowAxis.PivotLines(1)

The following sample code demonstrates a level drill up on a PivotChart.

ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable.DrillUp ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable. _
      PivotFields("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Postal Code]").PivotItems( _
      "[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Postal Code].&[2450]&[Coffs Harbour]"), _
      ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable.PivotRowAxis.PivotLines(1)

The following sample code demonstrates a multi-level drill up on a PivotTable.

ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").DrillUp ActiveSheet.PivotTables( _
     "PivotTable1").PivotFields("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[City]").PivotItems _
     ("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[City].&[Coffs Harbour]&[NSW]"), ActiveSheet. _
     PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotRowAxis.PivotLines(1), _
     "[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Country]"

The following sample code demonstrates a multi-level drill up on a PivotChart.

ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable.DrillUp ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable. _
     PivotFields("[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Postal Code]").PivotItems( _
     "[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Postal Code].&[2450]&[Coffs Harbour]"), _
     ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotTable.PivotRowAxis.PivotLines(1) , _
     "[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Country]"

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