PARENT (MDX)
Returns the member that is the parent of the given member.
Returned Type
This function returns a member.
Syntax and Details
member_expression.PARENT
Where:
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member_expression is an expression that returns a member, possibly the All member for the dimension.
This expression cannot refer to a measure.
The function returns the parent of this member.
Apart from measures, every member belongs to a level, and every level belongs to a hierarchy, which defines the parent-child relationships among the members. The system creates an All level (with a single All member), at the highest part of each hierarchy (unless the cube disables the All level for the dimension).
Example
For example:
SELECT MEASURES.[%COUNT] ON 0, homed.city.[Elm Heights].PARENT ON 1 FROM patients
Patient Count
38928 2,276
To see a picture of the hierarchy used in this example, see the FIRSTCHILD function.
