MDX query to retrieve Leaves sorted by attribute bypassing the parent order

Hi there,
I have a Dimension with a hierarchy as:
Country -> Area -> Location
Location is sorted based on a Attribute called Rank based on a column in the dimension table that has a predefined value per location. In short, Location attribute has the property OrderByAttribute set to Rank.
When I used Location attribute directly on the reports it is correctly displayed sorted by Rank.
I am building some dashboards in Performance Point, and the problem I have is that I have to used the Hierarchy above to pull the Locations into the row axis of a Scorecard and the Locations are shorted by Rank but taking into account the Area in which they
are:
So using the Hierarchy I am getting:
Location1
Location2
Location3
Location4
When I would like to get:
Location3
Location1
Location4
Location2
I know that this is correct when thinking on the Hierachy structure, but as I am forced to display the Locations from the Hierarchy but sorted purely by their Rank, I would need a MDX query that returns the Leaves (Location) of the hierarchy order by Rank
without taking into account the area.
Could anyone help me with that?
Thanks and best regards,
Joss

You could write a query something like this:
SELECT {MEASURES.MYMEASURE} ON 0,
ORDER([MYDIMENSION].[MYHIERARCHY].[LOCATION].MEMBERS, [MYDIMENSION].[MYHIERARCHY].CURRENTMEMBER.PROPERTIES("Rank", TYPED), BDESC) ON 1
FROM MYCUBE
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Chris
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