Dimension and Member Relationships

Essbase uses hierarchical (generations and level; and roots and leaves) and family history (parents, children, and siblings; and descendants and ancestors) terms to describe the roles and relationships of the members in a database outline. The subtopics in this section reference the outline show in Figure 3, Member Generation and Level Numbers in describing the position of the members.

Figure 3. Member Generation and Level Numbers

This image illustrates the roles and relationships of members in the outline, as described in the text that follows the image. The generation and level number of each member is labeled. The level of Measures depends on the branch.