Examples: Hierarchy Drilldown

Purchasing Information System :

You perform a drilldown on the vendor Miller according to material classes . The drilldown list shows the hierarchy nodes of the material class hierarchy for the materials relating to this vendor. If you then drill down according to the material class hierarchy, you will reach the next level down in the hierarchy for the hierarchy node you require. You can continue this process until you reach the lowest level of the material class hierarchy.

Sales Information System :

You perform a drilldown on the distribution channel South according to the customer hierarchy. The drilldown list shows the hierarchy nodes of the customer hierarchy for customers assigned to the distribution channel South. If you then drill down according to the customer hierarchy, you will reach the next level down in the hierarchy for the hierarchy node you require. You can continue this process until you reach the lowest level of the customer hierarchy.

Inventory Controlling:

You have carried out a plant analysis. You have now a list of the plants which satisfy the selection criteria you specified. You want to carry out inventory evaluations with regard to the product group "Children’s bicycles" in the plant North. You drill down on the plant North according to product groups. The drilldown list shows the hierarchy nodes of all the product groups in the plant North. By drilling down further on the product group "children’s bicycles" according to product groups, you reach the next level down in the hierarchy. You can continue this process until you reach the lowest level of the product group hierarchy.

Shop Floor Information System :

You have performed a work center analysis and obtain a list of the plants. You can now drill down on a plant according to the work center hierarchy. The drilldown list shows the hierarchy nodes of the work center hierarchy for those work centers assigned to the plant. If you then drill down according to the work center hierarchy, you reach the next level down in the hierarchy. You can continue this process until you reach the lowest level of the work center hierarchy has been reached.

Quality Management Information System:

You carry out a drilldown on the vendor Miller Inc. according to material class. The drilldown list shows the hierarchy nodes of the material class hierarchy for those materials with which the vendor is involved. If you then drill down according to the material class hierarchy, you reach the next level down in the hierarchy. You can continue this process until you reach the lowest level of the material class hierarchy.