Hierarchy repeating levels

  • I am trying to create a very simple geographical hierarchy on a Carrier dimension. My data is something like this:

    Carrier City State Country

    --------------------------_---------

    Carrier A | Chicago | IL | USA

    Carrier B | Aurora | IL | USA

    Carrier C | Stockton | CA | USA

    Carrier D | Winnipeg | MB | Canada

    Carrier E | Richmond | BC | Canada

    Carrier F | Valparaiso| ZAC| Mexico

    Carrier G | Veracruz | VER |Mexioc

    My Hierarchy is defined as

    Country

    State

    City

    Carrier

    Attribute Relationships:

    Carrier --> City Name --> State Name --> Country

    I expected the browser to display the hierarchy as follows:

    USA

    ----------> IL

    ---------------> Chicago

    --------------------> Carrier A

    ---------------> Aurora

    --------------------> Carrier B

    ----------> CA

    ---------------> Stockton

    --------------------> Carrier C

    Canada

    ----------> MB

    ---------------> Winnipeg

    --------------------> Carrier D

    ----------> BC

    ---------------> Richmond

    --------------------> Carrier E

    Mexico

    ----------> ZAC

    ---------------> Valparaiso

    --------------------> Carrier F

    ----------> VER

    ---------------> Veracruz

    --------------------> Carrier G

    Instead it's repeating each level in the hierarchy:

    USA

    ----------> IL

    ---------------> Chicago

    --------------------> Carrier A

    USA

    ----------> IL

    ---------------> Aurora

    --------------------> Carrier B

    USA

    ----------> CA

    ---------------> Stockton

    --------------------> Carrier C

    Canada

    ----------> MB

    ---------------> Winnipeg

    --------------------> Carrier D

    Canada

    ----------> BC

    ---------------> Richmond

    --------------------> Carrier E

    Mexico

    ----------> ZAC

    ---------------> Valparaiso

    --------------------> Carrier F

    Mexico

    ----------> VER

    ---------------> Veracruz

    --------------------> Carrier G

    Any idea why each level is repeated / not unique in the browser?

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