Dimension Hierarchy Element
X-Ref:
- Ast Dimension Hierarchy Node
- Ast Dimension Named Base Node
Attributes
| Attribute | API Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | String | Specifies the name of the object. This name can be used to reference this object from anywhere else in the program. This is a required property | |
| AllMemberName | String | This value specifies the All member of the hierarchy. | |
| AllowDuplicateNames | Boolean | true | This value indicates whether a Hierarchy object can have duplicate name values. |
| DisplayFolder | String | This value specifies the folder in which the parent element is listed. The default setting is None. The display folder is used by the OLAP client, such as Microsoft Excel, to visualize the measure in context of the larger measure/dimension hierarchy. Display folders enable better organization of measures to ease the navigation of large cubes for end-user analysts. | |
| MemberKeysUnique | HierarchyMemberKeysUnique | NotUnique | This value indicates whether member keys are unique. |
| MemberNamesUnique | Boolean | false | This value indicates whether the names of members of the Hierarchy object are unique. |
Collection Children
| Child | API Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <AllMemberTranslations> <AllMemberTranslation /> </AllMemberTranslations> | AstTranslationNode | This value contains alternate language versions for the captions of the All member of the hierarchy. |
| <Annotations> <Annotation /> </Annotations> | AstAnnotationNode | This is a collection of annotation items that can be used to specify documentation, tags, or other information. Annotations are particularly useful for storing information about nodes that can be used by BimlScript code. |
| <Levels> <Level /> </Levels> | AstDimensionHierarchyLevelNode | This is a container for dimension hierarchy level definitions. |
| <Translations> <Translation /> </Translations> | AstTranslationNode | This value contains alternate language versions of measure groups, measures, cube dimension, perspectives, KPIs, actions, named sets, and calculated members associated with a dimension. These are used by client applications such as Microsoft Excel to show values for dimension metadata that are consistent with the language of the end-user. |