EPMMEMBERPROPERTY for hierarchies

[former_member603036]

My ACCOUNTS dimension has multiple hierarchies, PARENTH1, PARENTH2, PARENTH3, PARENTH4.

My question is in regards to how the EPMMEMBERPROPERTY formula should work to return the value for these hierarchies for an ACCOUNT.

If the ACCOUNT in question (420010) has a value in PARENTH1 of "RENTAL_REV" and a value in PARENTH3 of "MGMT_REV" for instance, this is the result I get for the two formulas below:

=EPMMEMBERPROPERTY(, 420010, "PARENTH1") Result is RENTAL_REV

=EPMMEMBERPROPERTY(, 420010, "PARENTH3") Result is MGMT_REV

Both are the results I expected.

However, if instead of having 420010 in the formula itself and I instead referenced a cell in my workbook instead, I get different results (the same account, 420010, is in cell A2 within an EPM report):

=EPMMEMBERPROPERTY(, A2, "PARENTH1") Result is RENTAL_REV

=EPMMEMBERPROPERTY(, A2, "PARENTH3") Result is "The member requested does not exist in the specified hierarchy"

Any thoughts on why the second example that references a cell wouldn't return the same results for PARENTH3?

Thanks in advance.

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

Then instead of A2 you have to get MEMBER ID from A2:

EPMMemberProperty(,A2,"ID")

[former_member603036 · Accepted solution]

Yes, I've done this, thank you, but my question is more why would the same formula work when referencing one hierarchy and not work when referencing another hierarchy.

=EPMMemberProperty(, $A$2,"PARENTH1") works.

=EPMMemberProperty(, $A$2,"PARENTH3") doesn't work.

Thanks

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

Because A2 will be checked for EPMOlapMemberO function with the resulting:

[ACCOUNT].[PARENTH1].[420010]

And trying to get PARENTH3 from this member will result in error!

Another option that will work:

=EPMMemberProperty(, $A$2&"","PARENTH3")

[former_member603036 · Accepted solution]

Excellent, thank you Vadim.

[former_member186338]

Sorry, but not clear what do you have in A2! May be EPMOlapMemberO formula?

Please post a report screenshot with formulas visible.

P.S. Formulas in your question are not real formulas copied from report!

[former_member603036]

My apologize for not being clear. It is EPMOlapMemberO formula. See screenshot, thank you.

This one is with the formulas showing:

This one is without formulas showing (which shows the error message)