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url: /process-functions/hierarchy-position.md
description: Returns the position of an element in the hierarchy.
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# hierarchy.position

Returns the position of an element in the hierarchy.

```js
hierarchy.position(dimension, hierarchy, element)
```

### Parameters

* `dimension` - The dimension in which the selected hierarchy exists.
* `hierarchy` - The identifier of the hierarchy to search.
* `element` - The identifier of the element to get the position of.

### Example

```js
let position = hierarchy.position("Account", "Management Profit and Loss", "EBIT");
```