Tab Page:
Hierarchy 
Use
If you want to create a hierarchy, or upload an existing hierarchy from a source system, you have to set the with hierarchy indicator. The system generates a hierarchy table with hierarchical relationships for the characteristic.
You are able to determine the following properties for the hierarchy:
·
Whether or
not you want to create 
hierarchy versions
for a hierarchy.
·
Whether you
want the
entire hierarchy or just the hierarchy structure to be
time-dependent.
·
Whether you
want to allow the use of hierarchy
intervals.
·
Whether you
want to activate the sign reversal
function for nodes.
· The characteristics that are permitted in the hierarchy nodes: If you want to use the PSA to load your hierarchy, you must select InfoObjects for the hierarchy basic characteristic that you want to upload as well. All the characteristics you select here are included in the communication structure for hierarchy nodes, together with the characteristics compounded to them. For hierarchies that are loaded using IDocs, it is a good idea to also select the permitted InfoObjects. This makes maintenance of the hierarchy more transparent, because only valid characteristics are available for selection.
If you do not select an InfoObject here, only text nodes are permitted as nodes that can be posted to in hierarchies.
See also:
Using Master Data and Master Data-Bearing Characteristics