Hierarchies

A Hierarchy is a multi-level tree structure with Nodes and Links. In LS Central hierarchies there are four types of Nodes:

1. Parent. Parent has a Child node and possibly Siblings. A Parent is not a Child.
2. Sibling. Sibling and its Siblings have the same Parent node.
3. Child. Child has a Parent node and possibly Siblings and one or more Child nodes.
4. Leaf. Leaf has no Child node.

A hierarchy can have three types of Links:

1. Item/Deal. For this type Items and Deals can be linked to nodes in the Hierarchy.
2. Store/Warehouse Loc./Customer. For this type, Stores, Warehouse Locations and Customers can be linked to Nodes in the Hierarchy.
3. Vendor. For this type, Vendors can be linked to Nodes in the Hierarchy.

Example:

In this example MEAT and CLOTHING are Parents. MEAT, SOUP, and CLOTHING are Siblings. CHICKEN, SOUP, and BELTS are Leaves. 43010 is a Link of type Item/Deal representing Item 43010.

It is configurable on a Hierarchy level how Links can be linked to Nodes. It can be configured that a Link can only be placed once in a Hierarchy. It can also be configured that Links can only be linked to Leaf Nodes.

See Also

How to: Create a Hierarchy.

How to: Bulk Insert Items and Deals to Hierarchy Nodes

How to: Bulk Insert Stores, Warehouses, and Customers to a Hierarchy Node