# PTSource element

Contains information describing the data source of the PivotTable view.

## Usage

    <PTSource />

## Element Information

Element type | PTSourceType
Namespace | urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel
Schema name | XML Spreadsheet 2000

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
PivotTable | Contains information about a PivotTable view.

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
CacheFile | Specifies the name of the XML file that contains the PivotTable source data.
CacheIndex | Specifies the PivotCache associated with this PivotTable.
DataMember | Contains either the MDX query that represents the source of the data for an OLAP-based PivotList control or the value XLDataSource.
MissingItemsLimit | Specifies the maximum number of PivotItems not appearing in any records that are to be retained when a PivotTable view is refreshed.
VersionRefreshableMin | Specifies the minimum version of Excel required to be able to refresh a PivotTable cache.
VersionLastRefresh | Specifies a number indicating which version of Excel last refreshed the PivotTable view.
RefreshName | Specifies the name of the user who last refreshed the PivotTable view.
RefreshDate | Specifies the date on which the PivotTable view was last refreshed.
RefreshDateCopy | Specifies the date on which the PivotTable view was last refreshed. Duplicates the RefreshDate element.
ConsolidationReference | Describes the file and worksheet range that the PivotTable view is based on when the PivotTable view is created from an Excel list or database.
NoSaveData | Specifies a Boolean indicating whether the supporting PivotTable data should be saved.
QuerySource | Describes the data source that the PivotTable view is based on when the PivotTable view is created from an external source.
SourceConsolidation | Describes the files and worksheets range that the PivotTable view is based on when the PivotTable view is created from multiple consolidation ranges.
BackgroundQuery | Specifies a Boolean indicating whether the supporting data for the PivotTable view is read in the background, allowing the user to do other work in Excel.
CubeSource | Specifies a Boolean indicating if the data source is an OLAP cube.
DisableRefresh | Specifies a Boolean indicating if PivotTable refresh is disabled.
HasNoRecords | Specifies a Boolean indicating that the last refresh returned zero records from the data source.
OptimizeCache | Specifies that the PivotTable view use less memory to store the records from the data source.
RefreshOnFileOpen | Specifies that data be fetched whenever the spreadsheet is opened.

### Attributes

None.

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="PTSource" type="PTSourceType" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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