Ancestor (PQL)

Returns an ancestor element of the specified member in a 'regular' hierarchy.

  • Returned Output: List
  • Library: PQL \ Semantic \ Hierarchical
  • Version: 2020.00.000
  • Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources

Syntax

Ancestor( <Member> )

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Comments
  • The member needs to be the unique name of an existing member in a regular hierarchy.
  • The level needs to be the unique name of an existing level in a regular hierarchy.
  • The function will not work on drill-path hierarchies.
  • For details on how to employ and use this function see the semantic calculation overview.
Different Function types
  • This function is like the MDX ancestor function.

Examples

This example returns the ancestor member "Canada" for the county of "Newton".

Ancestor([Customer].^[Geo Location].[Canada].[British Columbia].[Newton], [Customer].^[Geo Location].^[Country])