Parent (MDX)

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Returns the parent of a member.

Syntax


Member_Expression.Parent

Arguments

  • Member_Expression
    A valid Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression that returns a member.

Remarks

The Parent function returns the parent member of the specified member.

Examples

The following examples return the parent of the July 1, 2001 member. The first example specifies this member in the context of the Date attribute hierarchy and returns the All Periods member.

SELECT [Date].[Date].[July 1, 2001].Parent ON 0
FROM [Adventure Works]

The following example specifies the July 1, 2001 member in the context of the Calendar hierarchy.

SELECT [Date].[Calendar].[July 1, 2001].Parent ON 0
FROM [Adventure Works]

See Also

Reference

MDX Function Reference (MDX)