Use the Hierarchy Manager to manage the members. Select the dimensions and use the Hierarchy Manager to add, move, update, or copy members.
Navigation
To manage members in the hierarchy:
- Navigate to the Models and select Dimensions.
- Double-click the dimension to modify.
- The Hierarchy Manager appears with the hierarchies collapsed.
- Select a member and right-click to invoke the context menu.
- Expand All
- Collapse All
- Add Child
- Add Sibling
- Paste
- Cut
- Copy
- Delete
- Move Up
- Move Down
- Member Information
- Make Static
Add members
To add a new member to the hierarchy:
- Select Add Child to add a child to the selected member. Or
- Select Add Sibling to add the member as a peer to the selected member.
Valid characters for member names are limited to letters, numbers, underscores, parentheses, and spaces: as noted below:- a-z
- A-Z
- 0-9
- _
- ( )
- spaces
- Member names with leading zeroes aren't supported, for example, 0001.
- The attributes for the new member are copied from the selected member.
Move members
To move a member to a new parent or to change the sort order of the member in the same parent:
- Select the member to move it and drag it to the destination parent or leaf.
- Select the option from the box to control how the member is moved.
| Option | Description |
| As Child | It moves the member as a child of the target member. If that member is a leaf, it becomes a parent. |
| As Sibling | It moves the member as a sibling of the target member directly after that member. |
| Create shared member |
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Update member properties
To update properties of a member:
- Select the member row to invoke the update window.
- Select the value of the property to update and enter a valid value for the property.
- If the property isn't displayed, select the Add icon and the available properties.
Copy members
To make a copy of a member:
- Right-click the member and select Copy from the menu.
- Select the member to copy. Now right-click the target member and select Paste Child to add it as a child or Paste Sibling to add it as a peer member.
Expand and collapse members in a hierarchy
Use the right-click context menu to expand and collapse all members in a hierarchy.
- The Expand All option expands the hierarchy under the selected parent on a collapsed parent.
- If the parent is expanded, the Collapse All option is displayed instead. It collapses all the parents under the selected member.