Use the Hierarchy Manager to manage the members. Select the dimensions and use the Hierarchy Manager to add, move, update, or copy members.

To manage members in the hierarchy:

  1. Navigate to the Models and select Dimensions.
  2. Double-click the dimension to modify.
  3. The Hierarchy Manager appears with the hierarchies collapsed.
  4. 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

To add a new member to the hierarchy:

  1. Select Add Child to add a child to the selected member. Or 
  2. 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.
  3. The attributes for the new member are copied from the selected member.

To move a member to a new parent or to change the sort order of the member in the same parent:

  1. Select the member to move it and drag it to the destination parent or leaf.
  2. Select the option from the box to control how the member is moved.
OptionDescription
As ChildIt moves the member as a child of the target member. If that member is a leaf, it becomes a parent.
As SiblingIt moves the member as a sibling of the target member directly after that member.
Create shared member
  1. Copy an existing member.
  2. Go to the member where you need the share member to appear.
  3. Right-click the member and select Paste. 
  4. Select Paste Child (Shared) or Paste Sibling (Shared) option. 

To update properties of a member:

  1. Select ‌the member row to invoke the update window.
  2. Select ‌the value of the property to update and enter a valid value for the property.
  3. If the property isn't displayed, select the Add icon and the available properties.

To make a copy of a member:

  1. Right-click the member and select Copy from the menu.
  2. 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.

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.