diff --git a/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/ICrosstabConstants.java b/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/ICrosstabConstants.java
index 18977895fc3..da780fdebd4 100644
--- a/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/ICrosstabConstants.java
+++ b/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/ICrosstabConstants.java
@@ -128,11 +128,28 @@ public interface ICrosstabConstants
 	String COLUMN_PAGE_BREAK_INTERVAL_PROP = "columnPageBreakInterval"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	
 	/**
-	 * Name of the hide detail property. Value can be either row or column.
+	 * Name of the hide detail property. Value can be either
+	 * {@link #HIDE_DETAIL_ROW} or #{@link HIDE_DETAIL_COLUMN}.
 	 * 
 	 * @since 4.6
 	 */
 	String HIDE_DETAIL_PROP = "hideDetail";//$NON-NLS-1$
+	
+	/**
+	 * The value of hide detail property. It means all cells of row dimensions,
+	 * measures and grand total in row direction will be hidden.
+	 * 
+	 * @since 4.6
+	 */
+	String HIDE_DETAIL_ROW = "row";//$NON-NLS-1$
+	
+	/**
+	 * The value of hide detail property. It means all cells of column
+	 * dimensions, measures and grand total in column direction will be hidden.
+	 * 
+	 * @since 4.6
+	 */
+	String HIDE_DETAIL_COLUMN = "column";//$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	/**
 	 * Aggregation location constants.
diff --git a/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/i18n/nls.properties b/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/i18n/nls.properties
index 9f13873ee32..d0a40a68644 100644
--- a/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/i18n/nls.properties
+++ b/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/i18n/nls.properties
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ CrosstabReportItemTask.msg.pivot.crosstab=Pivot Crosstab
 
 CrosstabReportItemHandle.Error.HasNoCube=The Cross Tab must be able to access one cube.
 CrosstabReportItemHandle.log.validate=validating(...)
+CrosstabReportItemPreparation.Exception.HideDetailPropertyValueIsWrong=The value of property "{0}" should be either "{1}" or "{2}".
 
 CrosstabScriptHandler.error.javascript={0} at line {1} of JavaScript:\r\n{2}\r\n
 CrosstabScriptHandler.info.try.register.crosstab.javascript.content=Try registering crosstab javascript content...
diff --git a/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/re/CrosstabReportItemPreparation.java b/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/re/CrosstabReportItemPreparation.java
index 159a8f290fb..84b7d9a30bb 100644
--- a/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/re/CrosstabReportItemPreparation.java
+++ b/xtab/org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/item/crosstab/core/re/CrosstabReportItemPreparation.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.birt.core.exception.BirtException;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.extension.ReportItemPreparationBase;
+import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.CrosstabException;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.ICrosstabConstants;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.ICrosstabReportItemConstants;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.de.AggregationCellHandle;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.de.DimensionViewHandle;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.de.LevelViewHandle;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.de.MeasureViewHandle;
+import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.i18n.Messages;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.item.crosstab.core.script.internal.handler.CrosstabPreparationHandler;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.DesignElementHandle;
 import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ExtendedItemHandle;
@@ -56,8 +58,26 @@ public void prepare( ) throws BirtException
 				.getProperty( ICrosstabConstants.HIDE_DETAIL_PROP );
 		if ( hideDetail != null )
 		{
-			hideDetail( crosstab,
-					hideDetail.toString( ).toLowerCase( ).equals( "row" ) ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			if ( hideDetail.toString( ).toLowerCase( ).equals(
+					ICrosstabConstants.HIDE_DETAIL_ROW ) )
+			{
+				hideDetail( crosstab, true );
+			}
+			else if ( hideDetail.toString( ).toLowerCase( ).equals(
+					ICrosstabConstants.HIDE_DETAIL_COLUMN ) )
+			{
+				hideDetail( crosstab, false );
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				throw new CrosstabException( Messages.getString(
+						"CrosstabReportItemPreparation.Exception.HideDetailPropertyValueIsWrong", //$NON-NLS-1$
+						new String[]{
+								ICrosstabConstants.HIDE_DETAIL_PROP,
+								ICrosstabConstants.HIDE_DETAIL_ROW,
+								ICrosstabConstants.HIDE_DETAIL_COLUMN
+						} ) );
+			}
 		}
 
 		ExtendedItemHandle modelHandle = (ExtendedItemHandle) crosstab