Answer / helping hand

ClosingPeriod()Function is a sibling function
Ref eg:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=14300773

Answer / khushbu

1.firstSibling ( member )
description :Returns the first child of the parent of a
member.

2.lastSibling ( member )
description :Returns the last child of the parent of a
specified member.

Answer / krishna

Returns the children of the parent of the specified member.

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