DM_getTaxParentCol

This method returns the name of the column that contains the parent values of a category map in a taxonomy contained in DM_LogicalDataSpec value.

Parameters

logData

A value of type DM_LogicalDataSpec

taxName

A value of type VARCHAR(128) that represents the name of the taxonomy

pos

A value of type INTEGER that represents the position of the category map within the taxonomy, ranging from 1 to the number of category maps in the taxonomy

Return Value

The return value is of type VARCHAR(128)

• If taxName is NULL or pos is NULL, the value NULL is returned.
• If logData does not contain taxName, the following error occurs:

  IDM1217E: The taxonomy "Variable1" is not defined.

• If pos is less than 1 or pos is greater than getNumTaxMap , the following error occurs:

  IDM1219E: There is no category map available at position "Variable1". The number of defined category maps is "Variable2".

• If none of the conditions above apply the value returned is the parent column name of the category map that has number given in pos.