ParentCount ​

Retrieve the count of direct parents above an element in the provided dimension and hierarchy.

ParentCount will count the direct parent values/parents that are one level above the provided element. Elements can appear multiple times within the same hiearchy with a different direct parent.

ParentCount(applicationName, dimension, hierarchy, elementName)

ParentCount(applicationName, dimension, hierarchy, elementName)

Parameters ​

• applicationName - The name of the application to work in.
• dimension - The dimension in which find the element.
• hierarchy - The hierarchy in which find the element.
• elementName - The identifier of the element for which we will return its parent count.

Example ​

ParentCount("Performance Management", "Account", "Profit and Loss", "Revenue")

ParentCount("Performance Management", "Account", "Profit and Loss", "Revenue")

This would return the number of parent elements above the "Revenue" element in the "Profit and Loss" hierarchy.