Work Area Hierarchy Using this function you can determine the h
ierarchical relationships of a work area to other work areas. The result is shown in the form of a tree as thework area hierarchy
.
You can use the
work area hierarchy
in a similar manner to the
hit list
as the central starting point for the various processing functions in
work area management
. This method of navigation is available not only for the selected work area, but for
every
work area included in the tree structure.
The system determines the hierarchical relationships for the selected work area by evaluating the
Hghr-lvl WA
(higher-level work area)
field in the
header data
.
It first checks whether the work area has a higher-level work area and whether the work area is itself the higher-level work area for another work area. If a higher-level work area exists, the system also evaluates the higher-level work areas of that work area, and so on. The relationships determined in this way are shown in the work area hierarchy .
The work area with the highest position in the hierarchy forms the starting node for the hierarchy tree. The lower-level work areas are arranged below this top node in steps. The work area for which you determined the hierarchy is highlighted in a different color.
Note
Which hierarchy position a work area has is specified by the Customizing settings for the respective work area type. For more information, see
Specify Work Area Types
in Customizing for
Industrial Hygiene and Safety
.
To navigate within the work area hierarchy , select a work area in the
hit list
and choose
with the quick info text
Work Area Hierarchy
. The tree structure appears.
To navigate to a further function, select the required work area in the tree. Then choose the required function using the pushbuttons or the menu options in the
Goto
menu. The selected function is called in the same processing mode (edit or display) in which you called the work area hierarchy.