Level Function (Report Builder 2.0)

Returns the current level of depth in a recursive hierarchy.

Syntax

Level(scope)

Parameters

Return Type

Returns an Integer. If scope specifies a dataset or data region, or specifies a nonrecursive grouping (that is, a grouping with no Parent element), Level returns 0. If scope is omitted, it returns the level of the current scope.

Remarks

The value returned by the Level function is zero based; that is, the first level in a hierarchy is 0.

The Level function can be used to provide indentation in a recursive hierarchy, such as an employee list. For more information about recursive hierarchies, see Creating Recursive Hierarchy Groups (Report Builder 2.0).

Example

The following code example provides the level of row in the Employees group:

=Level("Employees")