IMetricSetServiceAddReplaceHierarchy Method

Adds or replaces a HierarchyUsage element to the metric set and saves it. It promotes the implicit hierarchy to the specified external hierarchy and sets the rendered top level.

Namespace:  Dundas.BI.Entities.MetricSets
Assembly:  Dundas.BI.Core (in Dundas.BI.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (24.4.0.1000)
Syntax
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HierarchyUsage AddReplaceHierarchy(
	MetricSet metricSet,
	Guid elementParentId,
	string elementName,
	PlacementPosition placement,
	Guid hierarchyParentId,
	string hierarchyUniqueName,
	string levelUniqueName
)

Parameters

metricSet
Type: Dundas.BI.Entities.MetricSetsMetricSet
The metric set.
elementParentId
Type: SystemGuid
The parent entity ID for the element to be added.
elementName
Type: SystemString
The name of the element (column/measure/hierarchy) to add.
placement
Type: Dundas.BI.Entities.MetricSetsPlacementPosition
The element placement position.
hierarchyParentId
Type: SystemGuid
The external hierarchy parent ID.
hierarchyUniqueName
Type: SystemString
The unique name of the external hierarchy.
levelUniqueName
Type: SystemString
The unique name of the hierarchy level.

Return Value

Type: HierarchyUsage
The hierarchy usage element.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentExceptionelementParentId or hierarchyParentId is Empty or elementName is not a valid non-empty string or placement is not a PlacementPosition valid value or elementParentId references an object that could not be found or an object that is invalid for the current operation.
InvalidOperationExceptionThe metric set is not checked out to the caller or the underlying IAnalysisStructure does not support the current operation, either because it is not auto-generated or joining to the structure specified by elementParentId is not supported.
ArgumentNullExceptionmetricSet is .
NotFoundExceptionThe structure with the specified elementParentId or hierarchyParentId does not exist.
InvalidSessionExceptionThe caller context is not associated with a valid session.
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