PivotGridOptionsOLAP.SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata Property

Gets or sets whether the PivotGrid uses the OrderBy attribute obtained from the OLAP server to sort data.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPivotGrid

Assembly: DevExpress.PivotGrid.v25.1.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.PivotGrid.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
public bool SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
Public Property SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	false	true, to support the OLAP server’s OrderBy attribute; otherwise, false.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata
WinForms Controls	PivotGridControl	.OptionsOLAP .SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata
ASP.NET MVC Extensions	PivotGridSettings	.OptionsOLAP .SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata
ASP.NET Web Forms Controls	ASPxPivotGrid	.OptionsOLAP .SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata

Remarks

Set SortUsingDiscoverXmlMetadata to true to use the OrderBy attribute that is set to Key or Name to sort data. The Pivot Grid sends a special DISCOVER_XML_METADATA request to get an actual attribute value and use this information to sort data.

This property is in effect when the SortMode property is set to Default.