FirstChild (PQL)

Returns the first child member of a specified member.

Syntax

FirstChild( <Member> )

* Click on the function's arguments above for more details on the input values.

Comments
  • The member needs to be the unique name of an existing member in a hierarchy in the model.
  • 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

Examples

This example returns the member "Alabama" from Geography hierarchy - since Alabama is the first child (state) of "USA".

FirstChild([Customer].^[Geo Location].[USA])