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url: /process-functions/hierarchy-create.md
description: Creates a hierarchy in a dimension.
---

# hierarchy.create

Creates a hierarchy in a dimension.

```js
hierarchy.create(dimension, hierarchy)
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `dimension` | `string` | The dimension's name or id. |
| `hierarchy` | `string` | The new hierarchy's name. |

## Returns

An empty string when it succeeds, or an error message when the dimension can't be found.

## Examples

```js
hierarchy.create("Account", "Profit and Loss");
```