ELPARN function for IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)
ELPARN returns the number of parents of an element. In the video, ELPARN will be demoed in Excel to return the number of parents ‘Bikes’ belongs to, from the Product Type dimension. Please note that the same logic can be used in TurboIntegrator and Excel. For the video demo, as a Rule, head here.
ELPAR could be used in conjunction with ELPARN to return the parent’s element name.
Where can the ELPARN function be used?
Rules, TurboIntegrator and Excel
Which TM1 Server version is the ELPARN function available for?
Version 11 and 12
What is the syntax for ELPARN?
ELPARN(TM1Server:dimension, element)
- TM1Server = Name of the TM1 Server Database
- Dimension = A dimension name.
- Element = The name of an element.
Relevant Functions
- ELPAR: Returns the parent of an element in a dimension