SwitchType

Determines if the account types are switched for the current Custom member or for a specified custom member. This function changes the account type for the Custom dimension member using these rules:

ASSET to EXPENSE
EXPENSE to ASSET
LIABILITY to REVENUE
REVENUE to LIABILITY
BALANCE to FLOW
FLOW to BALANCE

This function can be used in these types of rules:

Calculation
Translation
Consolidation
Allocation

Syntax

HS.<Object>.SwitchType("Member")
HS.<Object>.SwitchType("")

Note:

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

Table 83. Syntax for SwitchType Function

Parameter	Description
<Object>	One of these object keywords: Custom1 Custom2 Custom3 Custom4 Custom
Member	Name of a valid Custom dimension member.

Return Value

A Boolean expression that is True if account types are switched for the Custom member or False if account types are not switched.

Example

In this example, if the account types are switched for the current Custom1 member, then statements between the If...Then and End If statements are executed:

If HS.Custom1.SwitchType("") = TRUE Then
  ...
End If
If HS.Custom("Product").SwitchType("P3000-Phones") = TRUE Then
...
End If