Editing Hierarchy Properties

Hierarchy properties are defined at the hierarchy level and are the same for all nodes in the hierarchy. By definition, hierarchy properties are always local properties.

Table 4-1 Hierarchy Properties

Hierarchy Property	Definition
Default Display Properties	Default for displaying nodes within the hierarchy
Default Paste Properties	If set, the Use Default Property List option is displayed in the Paste Properties dialog box. When this option is selected, only the properties specified here are pasted. If not set, the option is not displayed.
Default Match By	Default property by which to synchronize nodes for the current hierarchy.
Enable Shared Nodes	Determines if shared nodes are allowed in the hierarchy.
Hierarchy Node Type	Points to the node-level property that is used to determine if a specified node is a certain Node Type. Enables the use of node types for a hierarchy.
Hierarchy URL	URL hyperlink for directly accessing the hierarchy from an external resource
Hierarchy Description	Hierarchy description
Hierarchy Group	Displays the hierarchy group to which the hierarchy is assigned
Hierarchy ID	Unique, internal identifier for the hierarchy
Hierarchy Name	Hierarchy name
Hierarchy Owner	The user name of the hierarchy owner
Hierarchy Sort Order	Integer value that determines the order of display for hierarchies within a version or hierarchy group
ID Length Leaf Property	Used with the ID feature to determine the total length of the ID (excluding the prefix and including leading zeros). Points to the node-level property that is used to specify the length for the specified leaf node. If not set, then the length of the next sequential ID is used without leading zeros.
ID Length Limb Property	Used with the ID feature to determine the total length of the ID (excluding the prefix and including leading zeros). Points to the node-level property that is used to specify the length for the specified limb node. If not set, then the length of the next sequential ID is used without leading zeros.
Prefill Leaf Property	Points to the node-level property that is used to pre-fill node name when creating new leaf node
Prefill Limb Property	Points to the node-level property that is used to pre-fill node name when creating new limb node
Standard Hierarchy Sort	Points to a node-level property to determine default sort order within the hierarchy
Top Node	Name of the top node for the hierarchy
Top Node ID	Node ID of the top node
User Display Properties	Determines how hierarchy nodes display for the current user Note: For Anonymous profile users, this property is used for the current session only.
User Hierarchy Sort	Points to a node-level property to determine sort order within the hierarchy for the current user Note: For Anonymous profile users, this property is used for the current session only.
User Match By	Property by which to synchronize nodes in the selected hierarchy for the current user Note: For Anonymous profile users, this property is used for the current session only.
User Paste Properties	If set, the Use default Property List option is displayed in the Paste Properties dialog box. When this option is selected, only the properties specified in the hierarchy-level properties are pasted. If not set, the option is not displayed. Tip: If this property and Default Paste Properties are both set, the user property takes precedence over the default property. Note: For Anonymous profile users, this property is used for the current session only.

To edit hierarchy properties:

From Browse, select a version.
Optional: View a subset of hierarchies by selecting an option from the Group By drop-down list.
Select a hierarchy, and then click .
Select a property category from the Category list.
Click the property row to edit and make changes.

Note:

For simple data types, edit the property value within the editor. For more complex data types, click to access the advanced editor for the property value.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 as needed to edit hierarchy properties.
Click Save in the property grid.