InfoObjects in Hierarchies (Changed) 

Technical Data

Function is	Changed
In Release	Software Component ·        Component: SAP NetWeaver ·        Release 2004s
Assignment to Application Component	BW-WHM Warehouse Management
Country Setting	Valid for all countries

Use

Up to Release SAP NetWeaver 2004s, it was not possible to use InfoObjects with a length longer than 32 characters in hierarchies. These types of InfoObjects could not be used as a hierarchy basic characteristic and it was not possible to copy characteristic values for such InfoObjects as foreign characteristic nodes into existing hierarchies.

From SAP NetWeaver 2004s, characteristics of any length can be used for hierarchies.

Effects on Data Transfer

To load hierarchies, the PSA transfer method has to be selected (which is always recommended for loading data anyway). With the IDOC transfer method, it continues to be the case that only hierarchies can be loaded that contain characteristic values with a length of less than or equal to 32 characters.