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Parent Element (RDL)

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Identifies the parent group in a recursive hierarchy.

Datatype Characteristics

Relationship Element

Data type and length

String

Default value

None

Element Relationships

Relationship Element

Parent elements

Group Element (RDL)

Child elements

None

Remarks

The Parent element is used to create a recursive hierarchy. A recursive hierarchy can be created from a set of data that contains fields that refer to other fields in the same set of data. For example, a table containing a list of employees may contain both an employee ID and a manager ID. By grouping the data by employee ID and identifying the manager ID as the parent, you can create a hierarchy of employees.

The expression within the Parent element evaluates to a variant. Parent can only be used in groups with a single group expression.

See Also

Reference

Report Definition Language XML Schema
Report Definition XML Elements

Concepts

Report Definition Language Data Types

Other Resources

Development (Reporting Services)
Grouping Data in a Report (Reporting Services)

Help and Information

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