OpeningElement (PQL)

Returns the first member from list of member elements in an attribute.

  • Returned Output: Member
  • Library: PQL \ Semantic \ Member
  • Version: 2018.00.000
  • Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources

Syntax

OpeningElement( <Hierarchy> , OPTIONAL <Member> )

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Comments
  • The hierarchy or attribute needs to be the unique name for an existing hierarchy in the model.
  • The filtering member is the unique name for a member that will filter the set of members used to find the first member.
  • For details on how to employ and use this function see the semantic calculation overview.
Different Function types
  • This function is similar to the MDX "FirstSibling" function.
  • The reciprocal ClosingElement function operates similarly.

Examples

This example returns the member Acadia in the county hierarchy:

ClosingElement( [customer].[county] )

This example returns the member Albany in the county hierarchy (cross) filtered by the element "NY" in the states hierarchy:

OpeningElement( [customer].[county], [customer].[states].[NY] )