HierarchyCategory Enumeration

Enumeration used for defining the IHierarchy category, which specifies how the hierarchy should be handled by data visualization components.

Namespace:  Dundas.BI.Data.Metadata
Assembly:  Dundas.BI.Core (in Dundas.BI.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (10.0.0.1002)
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public enum HierarchyCategory
Members
  Member nameValueDescription
None0The hierarchy category is not defined.
DateTime1Time hierarchy based on a date-time provider plug-in, usually displaying multiple hierarchical levels.
OlapCategorical2OLAP hierarchy where members are handled as distinct categories.
OlapDateTime3OLAP hierarchy where members are date-mapped, therefore qualifying as a standard multi-level Time hierarchy.
ImplicitCategorical4Hierarchy automatically created within a DataCube, where members are handled as distinct categories.
ImplicitNumeric5Hierarchy automatically created within a DataCube, where members are handled as numeric values.
ImplicitDateTime6Hierarchy automatically created within a DataCube, where members are handled as date time values.
UserDefinedCategorical7User-defined hierarchy, where each level is based on a specified DataCube structure, and members are handled as distinct categories.
UserDefinedNumeric8User-defined hierarchy, where each level is based on a specified DataCube structure, and members are handled as numeric values.
Dynamic9Dynamic hierarchy, which is replaced at run time by any valid hierarchy selected by the user.
Function10Hierarchy generated within a function and returned as one of its results.
TimeAttribute11Hierarchy generated using time dimension member attributes.
Ragged12User-defined hierarchy with uneven levels. Some members may have parents placed in levels higher than the immediate superior one.
Attribute13Hierarchy generated using the attribute values for the members of a specified IHierarchy entity.
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