Hierarchy Class

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12/03/2008

Represents a dimension hierarchy contained by a dimension or set.

Namespace: Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdServer
Assembly: msmgdsrv (in msmgdsrv.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Hierarchy
    Inherits IMetadataObject
    Implements IDisposable

public sealed class Hierarchy : IMetadataObject, IDisposable

public ref class Hierarchy sealed : public IMetadataObject, IDisposable

public final class Hierarchy extends IMetadataObject implements IDisposable

public final class Hierarchy extends IMetadataObject implements IDisposable

Remarks

A hierarchy represents a set of members and their positions relative to one another. From the top of the pyramidal structure to the bottom, the members are progressively more detailed. User hierarchies are defined to represent a hierarchy that has meaning to the user or application.

In ADOMD.NET, the Hierarchy can represent both parent-child hierarchies and user hierarchies. The HierarchyOrigin property is used to differentiate between the hierarchy structures.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdServer.IMetadataObject
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdServer.Hierarchy

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms