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ASPxPivotGrid.CreateDrillDownDataSource(Int32, Int32, Int32) Method

Returns data records associated with the specified cell. Used in OLAP and server mode.

Namespace: DevExpress.Web.ASPxPivotGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.Web.ASPxPivotGrid.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web

Declaration

public PivotDrillDownDataSource CreateDrillDownDataSource(
    int columnIndex,
    int rowIndex,
    int dataIndex
)

Parameters

Name Type Description
columnIndex Int32

An integer value that specifies the zero-based column index. Set it to -1 to obtain the column’s Grand Total.

rowIndex Int32

An integer value that is the zero-based absolute row index. Set it to -1 to obtain the row’s Grand Total. To obtain the absolute row index by the visible row index within the current page, use the ASPxPivotGrid.GetAbsoluteRowIndex method.

dataIndex Int32

An integer value that identifies the data field by its index.

Returns

Type Description
PivotDrillDownDataSource

A PivotDrillDownDataSource object which contains records associated with the specified cell.

Remarks

The CreateDrillDownDataSource method retrieves data source records used to calculate current cell values.

The image below shows how this method’s parameters identify a cell.

CreateDrillDownDS

Important

Do not call the CreateDrillDownDataSource method in the ASPxPivotGrid.CustomSummary and ASPxPivotGrid.CustomUnboundFieldData event handler to avoid a stack overflow exception. Use the event arguments’ methods instead - the PivotGridCustomSummaryEventArgsBase<T>.CreateDrillDownDataSource and CustomFieldDataEventArgs.GetListSourceColumnValue methods, respectively).

If you use the CreateDrillDownDataSource method in OLAP mode, take note of the following limitations:

OLAP Server Note
MS SQL Server Analysis Services 2000 The customColumns parameter is ignored and the CreateDrillDownDataSource method returns the granularity attributes.
MS SQL Server Analysis Services 2005 and 2008 If the customColumns list is null or empty, the CreateDrillDownDataSource method returns the columns related to the current column, row and data PivotGrid fields. The method also returns filter fields, if any.
Any OLAP Server If returned records contain a column used as a filter in Pivot Grid, the returned data are filtered.
Any OLAP Server The CreateDrillDownDataSource is not applicable for fields which are calculated measures.
MS SQL Server Analysis Services - all versions Multiple filter items selected in a Filter field results in an exception.
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