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ELEMENTHASANCESTOR

Returns true (1) if the element from the specified dimension for the cell being evaluated is a descendant of the specified potential ancestor.

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ELEMENTHASANCESTOR(dimension, ancestor)
ELEMENTHASANCESTOR(dimension, ancestor)

Parameters

  • dimension - The name of the dimension.
  • ancestor - The name of the potential ancestor.

Examples

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ELEMENTHASANCESTOR("Time", "Default (Calendar)»2015")
ELEMENTHASANCESTOR("Time", "Default (Calendar)»2015")

Note: If the user is refreshing a workview which is only looking at 2015 - Jan the result will be 1.