Unable to create time series ago function

Hello guys
I am running into a problem about time series function, ago function
I have a simple schema, fact <---->Time dimension
I have created time dimension hierarchy where month is the lowest level, I have also made it "time dimension" and month is the "chronogical key"..
When applying ago function, I am putting my measure from the fact table, level as "month" from time dimension table, and 1 meaning 1 month ago, when I complile it, I get the following error:
[nQSError: 27009] Unresolved identifier: "FTTNBILLSUM"."FTTNOBIEEBILLTIME"."Month".
Could anybody help me out as what the system doesn't like about this column?
Thanks

Thanks Maden
I did the correction and now it's giving a different error: [nQSError: 22038] Function AGO requires at least one measure attribute in its first argument.
My code is:
Ago("FTTNBILLSUM"."F_Bill_Sum"."ATM_UNITS_Sum" , "FTTNBILLSUM"."D_Time"."Month" , 1)
I have time hierarchy that names: D_Time with Month at the lowest level with Chrono keys, there is no level above it except grand total level, so only 2 level hierachy
I have a fact table that is F_Bill_Sum, which is join to D_Time... I made the D_time both the name of table and hierarchy
Please let me know what this error is coming from
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