PARENT ​

Returns the name of the direct parent element based on the specified dimension, hierarchy, element and index of the parent.

PARENT(dimension, hierarchy, child, parent_index)

PARENT(dimension, hierarchy, child, parent_index)

Parameters ​

• dimension - The name of the dimension.
• hierarchy - The name of the hierarchy.
• child - The name of the child element.
• parent_index - The index (number) of the child to return.

Examples ​

PARENT("Time", "Default", "2019 - Jan", 1)

PARENT("Time", "Default", "2019 - Jan", 1)

Result: 2019 - Q1

PARENT("Time", "Month YTD", "2019 - Jan", 3)

PARENT("Time", "Month YTD", "2019 - Jan", 3)

Result: 2019 - Mar YTD