How to use CUBERANKEDMEMBER Function in Excel

The CUBERANKEDMEMBER function returns the nth, or ranked, member in a set.

Use this function to return one or more elements in a set, such as the top sales performer or the top 10 students.

Syntax: =CUBERANKEDMEMBER(connection, set_expression, rank, )

The CUBERANKEDMEMBER function syntax has the following arguments:

  • Connection    Required. A text string of the name of the connection to the cube.
  • Set_expression    Required. A text string of a set expression, such as “{[Item1].children}”. Set_expression can also be the CUBESET function, or a reference to a cell that contains the CUBESET function.
  • Rank    Required. An integer value specifying the top value to return. If rank is a value of 1, it returns the top value, if rank is a value of 2, it returns the second most top value, and so on. To return the top 5 values, use CUBERANKEDMEMBER five times, specifying a different rank, 1 through 5, each time.
  • Caption    Optional. A text string displayed in the cell instead of the caption, if one is defined, from the cube.

Example: Let’s look at some Excel CUBERANKEDMEMBER function examples and explore how to use the CUBERANKEDMEMBER function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

=CUBERANKEDMEMBER(“Sales”,$D$4,1,”Top Month”)

=CUBERANKEDMEMBER(“Sales”,CUBESET(“Sales”,”Summer”,”[2020].[June]”,”[2020].[July]”,”[2020].[August]”),3,”Top Month”)

Note:

  • When the CUBERANKEDMEMBER function evaluates, it temporarily displays a “#GETTING_DATA…” message in the cell before all of the data is retrieved.
  • If the connection name is not a valid workbook connection stored in the workbook, CUBERANKEDMEMBER returns a #NAME? Error value. If the Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) server is not running, not available, or returns an error message, CUBERANKEDMEMBER returns a #NAME? Error value.
  • CUBERANKEDMEMBER returns a #N/A error value when the syntax of set_expression is incorrect or when the set contains at least one member with a different dimension than the other members.

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