Node

When you select a node object in a derived property expression or a sourceNode object in a property transformation expression, you can select node attributes depending on the data type of the node object:

Table 25-4 Node Objects and Attributes

Node Object	Description	Attributes and Methods of Object
Actions	Returns a list of request action objects for the node in a request. (Available for subscription filters, policy filters, and custom validations only.)	Any Count Filter Find Get IsEmpty Size Action object: see Action Object Attributes table, below.
AllAncestors	Returns all ancestor node objects combined from all node locations in the node set.	See Node Collections and Node List Data Type Properties.
Ancestors	Returns ancestor node objects for a node instance in the node set	See Node Collections and Node List Data Type Properties.
BoundAncestors	In hierarchy set bound viewpoints, returns a list of ancestor nodes for a node in the bound viewpoint. In node type bound or unbound viewpoints, returns ancestor node objects for a node instance (the same result as when using Ancestors).	See Node Collections and Node List Data Type Properties.
BoundLocations	In hierarchy set bound viewpoints, returns a list of locations for a node in the bound viewpoint. In node type bound or unbound viewpoints, returns node locations (the same result as when using Locations). Optional: Enable Exclude Implicit Shares to filter the returned list of bound locations to only node instances under unique parents. Tip: Using the bound versions of Ancestors and Locations enables you to access the full scope of the bound viewpoint when using an expression in a maintenance viewpoint.	See Node Collections and Node List Data Type Properties.
Children	Child node objects for a node.	See Node Collections and Node List Data Type Properties.
CompareTo	Compare two node locations with these options: SAME_LOCATION: Node location is the same as a specified node location SAME_PARENT_AND_NODE: Node location has the same parent as a specified node location SUBSET_LOCATION: Node location has a set of contiguous ancestors that is the same as a specified node location Tip: This enables you to build an expression that returns different results based on a comparison of node locations. For example, you can derive the value of a Data Storage property as stored or shared based on whether a particular node is the first location in the hierarchy and whether it shares a parent or ancestors with other node locations.	Node for the compare.
Dimension	Node dimension	name attribute
HierarchySet	Hierarchy set of a node in a viewpoint.	name attribute
Locations	Node locations (can contain node instances). Optional: Enable Exclude Implicit Shares to filter the returned list of locations to only node instances under unique parents. Optional: Enable Sort to return the locations in the order in which they appear in a hierarchy viewpoint. This allows business logic for shared nodes based on hierarchy order to be implemented. For example, you can create a derived Data Storage property for Planning dimensions which assigns the first member instance a Stored value and other member instances in the hierarchy a Shared value.	See Node Collections and Node List Data Type Properties.
Name	Node name	See Strings, Numeric Strings, and Sequences
NextSibling	Node sibling after a node in the hierarchy. If this is the last node, then the NextSibling attribute returns Null.	dimension name nodeType properties
NodeSet	Node set for a node. (Available for calculated and stored Parent properties only)	name attribute
NodeType	Node type for a node.	name attribute
Parent	Node parent	Parent also has the Node data type, which means that you can select other node attributes such as the dimension or the node type of the parent. However, you cannot select the parent of a parent.
PreviousSibling	Node sibling before a node in the hierarchy. If this is a first node without a previous sibling, then the PreviousSibling attribute returns Null.	dimension name nodeType properties
Properties	Node properties.	See Properties.
Siblings	Sibling node objects for a node instance.	See Node Collections and Node List Data Type Properties.

Table 25-5 Action Object Attributes

Object Attribute	Description	Attributes and Methods of Returned Object
CreatedBy	User who created the request action	isMemberOf Parameter: the name of the group to check username
ModifiedBy	User who modified the request action	isMemberOf Parameter: the name of the group to check username
PropertyName	Name of property in the request action	See Method or Attribute in Strings, Numeric Strings, and Sequences.
Type	The type of request action	isAdd isDelete isInsert isMove isRemove isRename isReorder isUpdate
ViewpointName	Name of the viewpoint in the request action.	See Method or Attribute in Strings, Numeric Strings, and Sequences.