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About Account Hierarchies

You can manage and administer different hierarchies for different customers. For example, for a large chain of drugstores, you can establish a four-level hierarchy with the corporate headquarters office at the top level, its regional offices in the second level, its distribution centers at the third level, and its retail stores at the fourth level. For a distributor you might establish a two-level hierarchy with the distributor at the top level and the retail outlets it serves at the second level. If a company uses a third-party distributor for its products, you can associate this indirect account as well.

For detailed information on structuring organizations, see Applications Administration Guide.