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url: /process-functions/hierarchy-hasrootmember.md
description: Checks if a hierarchy has a specific element as its root member.
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# hierarchy.hasRootMember

Checks if a hierarchy has a specific element as its root member.

```js
hierarchy.hasRootMember(dimension, hierarchy, name)
```

#### Parameters

* `dimension` - The dimension in which the hierarchy exists in which to check for a root member.
* `hierarchy` - The hierarchy in which to check for a root member.
* `name` - The identifier of the root member.

#### Example

```js
if(hierarchy.hasRootMember("Account", "Profit and Loss", "EBITDA")) {  
    //do something
}
```