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hierarchy.parentByIndex

Returns the name of one of the immediate parents of an element in a hierarchy.

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hierarchy.parentByIndex(dimension, hierarchy, element, index)
hierarchy.parentByIndex(dimension, hierarchy, element, index)

Parameters

  • dimension - The dimension in which the selected hierarchy exists.
  • hierarchy - The identifier of the hierarchy to search.
  • element - The identifier of the parent element.
  • index - A Zero-based index of the parent to return.

Example

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let parent = hierarchy.parentByIndex("Account", "Management Profit and Loss", "EBIT", 0);
let parent = hierarchy.parentByIndex("Account", "Management Profit and Loss", "EBIT", 0);

TIP

The parent variable will be the name of the first parent of the element EBIT in the Management Profit and Loss Hierarchy.