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url: /process-functions/element-exists.md
description: Checks whether a leaf element exists within a dimension.
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# element.exists

Checks whether a leaf element exists within a dimension.

```js
element.exists(dimension, name)
```

#### Parameters

* `dimension` - The dimension within which to check an element exists.
* `name` - The identifier of the element.

#### Example

```js
if(element.exists("Account", "600010")) {
    //do something
}
```

:::tip
To check for parent values please refer to [hierarchy.hasMember](/process-functions/hierarchy-hasmember)
:::