What is 'parent member' in SAP EPM-BPC - Business Planning and Consolidation?

parent member - Overview

• Component: EPM-BPC

• Component Name: Business Planning and Consolidation

• Description: A level in a hierarchy that has has one or more levels beneath it, known as child members.

parent member - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  A parent member is a type of member in the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC) application. It is used to represent a parent entity in a consolidation hierarchy. The parent member is the highest level of the hierarchy and all other members are its children. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The parent member is used to define the consolidation hierarchy in the EPM-BPC application. It is used to group related entities together and to define the relationships between them. The parent member can be used to define the consolidation rules, such as which entities are included in the consolidation and how they are consolidated. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a consolidation hierarchy, it is important to ensure that the parent member is correctly defined. This will ensure that all entities in the hierarchy are correctly grouped and that the consolidation rules are applied correctly. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on how to use the parent member in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, please refer to the official SAP documentation.