# Mode Property

## Overloads

| [Mode](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IHyperCubeDef.Mode.htm#Qlik_Engine_IHyperCubeDef_Mode) |  | Defines the way the data are handled internally by the engine.<br><br>Default value is `DATA_MODE_STRAIGHT` .<br><br>A pivot table can contain several dimensions and measures whereas a stacked pivot table can contain several dimensions but only one measure.<br><br>JSON property name: qMode |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IHyperCubeDef.Mode.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IHyperCubeDef.Mode.htm)

## Mode

Defines the way the data are handled internally by the engine.

Default value is `DATA_MODE_STRAIGHT` .

A pivot table can contain several dimensions and measures whereas a stacked pivot table can contain several dimensions but only one measure.

JSON property name: qMode

### Declaration

```

          NxHypercubeMode Mode { get; set; }
    
  
```

### Property Value

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [NxHypercubeMode](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.NxHypercubeMode.htm) |  |