How to fix the Oracle error ORA-37541: Hierarchy element DIMENSION_MEMBER can aggregate into element MEMBER_ANCESTOR through multiple paths.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-37541: Hierarchy element DIMENSION_MEMBER can aggregate into element MEMBER_ANCESTOR through multiple paths. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-37541: Hierarchy element DIMENSION_MEMBER can aggregate into element MEMBER_ANCESTOR through multiple paths.

Reason for the Error ORA-37541: Hierarchy element DIMENSION_MEMBER can aggregate into element MEMBER_ANCESTOR through multiple paths.

When a low level hierarchy element can reach an aggregate element by more than one path through the hierarchy, it is said to have multiple paths. The danger is that the value of the low level hierarchy element will have its value counted multiple times (once per path) in the total of the aggregate element.

How to fix the Error ORA-37541: Hierarchy element DIMENSION_MEMBER can aggregate into element MEMBER_ANCESTOR through multiple paths. ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Eliminate multiple paths from the hierarchy.