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IsAncestor (MDX)

Returns whether a specified member is an ancestor of another specified member.

Syntax

IsAncestor(Member_Expression1, Member_Expression2) 

Arguments

  • Member_Expression1
    A valid Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression that returns a member.

  • Member_Expression2
    A valid Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression that returns a member.

Remarks

The IsAncestor function returns true if the first member specified is an ancestor of the second member specified. Otherwise, the function returns false.

Example

The following example returns true if [Date].[Fiscal].CurrentMember is an ancestor of January 2003:

WITH MEMBER MEASURES.ISANCESTORDEMO AS

IsAncestor([Date].[Fiscal].CurrentMember, [Date].[Fiscal].[Month].&[2003]&[1])

SELECT MEASURES.ISANCESTORDEMO ON 0,

[Date].[Fiscal].MEMBERS ON 1

FROM [Adventure Works]