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Procedure documentationMaintain Hierarchy

 

Hierarchies serve to depict hierarchical relationships between master data objects. Hierarchies are based on hierarchy structures and can be created, changed, and deleted in the course of hierarchy maintenance. Hierarchies can be used in various applications.

For more information about hierarchies, see Hierarchy.

Prerequisites

You have created a hierarchy structure in Customizing. For more information, see Hierarchy Structure.

Procedure

Create and Change Hierarchies

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path SCM Basis Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Hierarchy Next navigation step Maintain Hierarchy End of the navigation path.

  2. Enter the name of the hierarchy you wish to create or change. You are now in hierarchy maintenance mode.

  3. Create a new hierarchy by adding additional subnodes (master data objects) to the uppermost node. The number of hierarchy levels available depends on the hierarchy structure used. You can change already existing hierarchies by adding, changing, or deleting nodes.

    Note Note

    You can also transfer the nodes of a hierarchy in the fast entry facility by double-clicking. Here you can change, insert, or delete the master data objects of the next lower level and adopt these changes in the hierarchy by using the Transfer button.

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Copy Hierarchies

You can copy an existing hierarchy. However, the subnodes are not copied at the same time. In hierarchy maintenance mode, choose Change and enter the relevant data in the Copy Hierarchy dialog box.

Delete Hierarchy

To delete an existing hierarchy, on the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path SCM Basis Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Hierarchy Next navigation step Delete Hierarchy End of the navigation path.

Filter Hierarchy

If a hierarchy contains too many objects, you can use a filter to display only the objects that you are interested in. You can use a filter only for hierarchies containing one of the following object types:

  • Product

  • Location

  • Location product

  • Product data structure (PDS)

To filter objects, choose the Filter pushbutton. The system displays the selection fields for the chosen object type.