Using the order of members existing in a database outline, returns the previous member along the same generation or level.
Note: | When multiple hierarchies are enabled, this function returns NULL when the source member is in one hierarchy and the result member belongs to a different hierarchy. |
Syntax
member.PrevMember [( layertype ) ]
PrevMember ( member [,layertype ] )
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
The starting member from which PrevMember counts one member back. | |
layertype | GENERATION or LEVEL. The default is Generation. |
Example
The following expression
[Jun].prevmember
returns the member that is 1 step prior to Jun:
[May]
The following query
/* For January, PrevMember doesn't exist For December, NextMember doesn't exist */ WITH MEMBER [Measures].[Delta from Previous Month] AS ' [Measures].[Sales] - ([Measures].[Sales],[Year].CurrentMember.PrevMember) ' MEMBER [Measures].[Delta from Next Month] AS ' [Measures].[Sales] - ([Measures].[Sales], [Year].CurrentMember.NextMember) ' SELECT { [Measures].[Sales], [Measures].[Delta from Previous Month], [Measures].[Delta from Next Month] } ON COLUMNS, [Year].Levels(0).Members ON ROWS FROM Sample.Basic WHERE ( [Scenario].[Actual], [Market].[East], [Product].[100] )
Returns the grid:
(axis) | Sales | Delta from Previous Month | Delta from Next Month |
---|---|---|---|
Jan | 2105 | 2105 | 44 |
Feb | 2061 | -44 | -65 |
Mar | 2126 | 65 | -132 |
Apr | 2258 | 132 | -89 |
May | 2347 | 89 | -278 |
Jun | 2625 | 278 | -110 |
Jul | 2735 | 110 | 62 |
Aug | 2673 | -62 | 311 |
Sep | 2362 | -311 | 268 |
Oct | 2094 | -268 | 28 |
Nov | 2066 | -28 | -222 |
Dec | 2288 | 222 | 2288 |
See Also