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url: /process-functions/hierarchy-offset.md
description: This function returns an element from hierarchy based on the offset provided.
---

# hierarchy.offset

This function returns an element from hierarchy based on the offset provided.

```js
hierarchy.offset(dimension, hierarchy, element, shift)
```

#### Parameters

* `dimension` - The dimension in which to create a relationship.
* `hierarchy` - The identifier of the hierarchy in which to create a relationship.
* `element` - The identifier of an element which may/maynot exist.
* `shift` - The offset value.

#### Example

```js
let element = hierarchy.offset("Account", "Profit and Loss", "EBITDA", 2);
```

:::tip
Please note that this function always returns a string value.
:::