Applies To
PivotItem Object.
Description
True if the specified item is showing because one of its parents is showing detail; False if the specified item is not showing because one of its parents is hiding detail. This property is only available if the item is grouped. Read-only.
Example
This example displays a message if the pivot item that contains the active cell is visible because its parent item is showing detail.
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate Set pvtItem = ActiveCell.PivotItem If pvtItem.ParentShowDetail = True Then MsgBox "Parent item is showing detail" End If