OLEObject, OLEObjects objects: Return or set the specified object's link source name. Read/write String.
CubeField, PivotField, PivotItem objects: Return the specified object’s name, as it appears in the original source data for the specified PivotTable report. This might be different from the current item name if the user renamed the item after creating the PivotTable report. Read-only String.
The following table shows example values of the SourceName property and related properties, given an OLAP data source with the unique name "[Europe].[France].[Paris]" and a non-OLAP data source with the item name "Paris".
| Property | Value (OLAP data source) | Value (non-OLAP data source) |
|---|---|---|
| Caption | Paris | Paris |
| Name | [Europe].[France].[Paris] (read-only) | Paris |
| SourceName | [Europe].[France].[Paris] (read-only) | (same as SQL property value, read-only) |
| Value | [Europe].[France].[Paris] (read-only) | Paris |
When specifying an index into the PivotItems collection, you can use the syntax shown in the following table.
| Syntax (OLAP data source) | Syntax (non-OLAP data source) |
|---|---|
| expression.PivotItems("[Europe].[France].[Paris]") | expression.PivotItems("Paris") |
When using the Item property to reference a specific member of a collection, you can use the text index names shown in the following table.
| Name (OLAP data source) | Name (non-OLAP data source) |
|---|---|
| [Europe].[France].[Paris] | Paris |