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This function is used to defines hierarchies between objects within the Business Objects universe. From this dictionary, hierarchies are automatically created upon universe generation.

A hierarchy is a sorted list of objects from the Business Objects dictionary. When a Business Objects report uses these objects, it is possible to regroup or zoom in onto the detail of the criteria that make up the hierarchy.

    Prerequisites

    SEEREFERTTO Refer to documentation Implementation

    Screen management

    A hierarchy is created by defining information in the header, then completing lines, exclusively by picking from the Classes and objects list. This picking list, organized into a hierarchy, displays all the objects available in the universe associated with the live datamart

    On an existing hierarchy, it is possible to:

    • delete lines from the grid
    • move lines to change the order of the objects in the hierarchy, by placing the cursor on the line to move, then using the up arrow and down arrow buttons located on the right of the grid.

    Entry screen

    Presentation

    The lines in the grid list the objects, their classes and sub-classes.

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    Fields

    The following fields are present on this tab :

    Block number 1

     

    • Description (field ZDES)

     

    • field WA

     

    • field WB

     

    • Evaluated title (field INTEVAL)

     

    Characteristics

    Defines the code for the datamart in which the hierarchy is defined.

    An activity code is used to:

    • Make an element optional in the dictionary if the value associated with the activity code is null
    • Identify the specific/custom elements if they are marked with a code starting with X, Y, or Z
    • Size a maximum number of lines when the activity code marks elements from a grid

    If the activity code is disabled:

    • The marked element will not be useable
    • The associated code will not be generated nor activated
    • Module (field MODULE)

     

    Grid Classes

    • Class (field CLASSE)

     

    • Sub-class (field SCLASSE)

     

    • Object (field OBJET)

     

    Sort

    • field HAUT

    Button that is used to move the current line to the top of the grid.

    • field BAS

    Button that is used to move the current line to the bottom of the grid.

    Close

     

    Specific Buttons

    The following fields are included on the window opened through this button :

    Block number 1

    • field OBJET

     

    • field CLES

     

    Block number 2

    • From folder (field DOSORG)

    Use this field to define the folder from which the record will be copied. The possible syntaxes are described in the Dedicated appendix.

    • All folders (field TOUDOS)

    Use this option to copy the record to all the folders defined in the dictionary (ADOSSIER table of the current solution).

    • To folder (field DOSDES)

    Use this field to define the folder to which the record will be copied. The possible syntaxes are described in the Dedicated appendix.

    Close

    This button is used to copy the record definition from or to another folder.

    Menu Bar

    Documentation / Paragraphs

    This menu item allows access to the documentation management on the first paragraph of the documentation (if there is one) associated with the current record.

    Documentation / Links

    This menu item allows access to link management. It is used to define the links between the current record and other records (for example, the links between functions and parameters). These links are specific to the documentation and are used to load the generation of documentation structures.

    Documentation / Generation

    This menu item launches a documentation generation. You can also launch it from the Generation button at the bottom of the screen.

    You can launch three types of generation one by one or simultaneously

    • The generation of the documentation structure from the dictionary (ADOCUMENT, ADOCBLB, and ADOCCLB tables)
    • The generation of the documentation from the previous tables
    • The generation of the field documentation

    The range suggested by default takes into account the current record, but you can modify it at launch time.

    Error messages

    The only error messages are the generic ones.

    Tables used

    SEEREFERTTO Refer to documentation Implementation