1. Administrator's Guide
  2. Rule Functions
  3. IsChild

IsChild

Determines if the current member or a specified member is a child of the specified parent. This function can be used in these types of rules:

  • Calculation

  • Translation

  • Consolidation

  • Allocation

    Note:

    A member is a child if it is one level directly below a member in a tree hierarchy.

Syntax

HS.<Object>.IsChild("Parent","Element")
HS.Node.IsChild("Parent"."Entity"."S#Scenario.Y#Year.P#Period")
HS.<Object>.IsChild("Parent","")
HS.Custom(Dimension).IsChild("P3000-Phones")

Note:

Use a blank string ("") to apply this function to the current member.

Table 11-32 Syntax for IsChild Function

Parameter Description

<Object>

One of these object keywords:

  • Account

  • Custom1...4

  • Custom (Custom Dimension Label)

  • Entity

  • Parent

Parent

Name of a Parent member. (Parent is mandatory.)

Element

Depending on the object selected, the name of a valid member of one of these dimensions:

  • Account

  • Custom1...4

  • Custom

  • Entity

  • Parent

Entity

Name of a valid Entity dimension member.

Scenario

Name of a valid Scenario dimension member.

Year

A valid year

Period

A valid period

Note:

For Node, determines if the member is an active child of the specified parent.

Return Value

A Boolean expression that is True if the element is a child of the specified parent; False if the element is not a child of the specified parent.

For Node, True if the element is an active child of the specified parent; False if the element is not an active child of the specified parent.

Example

In this example, if Connecticut is a child of EastRegion, then statements between the If...Then and End If lines are executed.

If HS.Entity.IsChild("EastRegion","Connecticut") = TRUE Then
  ...
End If
If HS.Custom("Prod").IsChild("P3000-Phones") = TRUE Then
...
End If