1. Administrator's Guide
  2. Managing Property Definitions
  3. Creating Properties
  4. Using Hierarchy Constraints

Using Hierarchy Constraints

Hierarchy constraints can limit the hierarchies and nodes available for viewing and selection when updating a node data type property value. A hierarchy constraint is an optional configuration for property definitions which use a node data type. The hierarchy constraint feature uses hierarchy groups and hierarchy group properties, which must be configured before you can assign hierarchy constraints.

You can use a hierarchy constraint with the following data types:

  • Associated Group

  • Associated Node

  • Associated Nodes

  • Global Node

  • Leaf Node

  • Limb Node

  • Multiple Node

  • Node

Note:

The Associated Group, Associated Node, and Associated Nodes node data types may require additional consideration when setting up a hierarchy constraint because associated nodes create a cross-reference. If a hierarchy constraint is defined, care should be taken that the hierarchy group include all hierarchies that may be associated with one another. An example is a cross-reference between nodes in Employee and Cost-Center hierarchies. It may be necessary to create a separate hierarchy group property and hierarchy group to be used for hierarchy constraints.