# Reference element (SourceConsolidationType complexType)

Contains the properties of a consolidation reference when in a SourceConsolidation element, or a cell range when in the ConsolidationReference element.

## Usage

    <Reference />

## Element Information

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

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
SourceConsolidation | Describes the files and worksheets range that the PivotTable view is based on when the PivotTable view is created from multiple consolidation ranges.

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
ConsolidationReference | Contains the properties of a range data source.
Item | Contains the name of a child item in a PivotTable field, or the index number of an item described by the PTLineItem element.

### Attributes

None.

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="Reference" maxOccurs="unbounded" >
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element name="ConsolidationReference" type="ConsolidationReferenceType">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="Item" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="4">
          </xsd:element>
        </xsd:sequence>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

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