Hierarchies

This metadata file section defines parent-child relationships. A parent-child relationship is referred to as a node. A node can have its own set of attribute values.

A node record is a delimited list. The first two items of each line of the list identify a parent and child. You can use delimiters to represent missing attribute values as empty. All top-level members in a hierarchy should be represented as children of an empty parent.

Tip:

Node records for Custom dimensions contain a third attribute. See Custom Hierarchies.

To begin a hierarchies section, enter this line, replacing the <> characters with the dimension name:

!HIERARCHIES=<>

Do not include spaces when starting sections for Custom dimensions. For example, begin the Hierarchies section for the FLOW dimension with this line:

!HIERARCHIES=Customers

;[None];1

;AllCustomers;0

AllCustomers;Customer2;1

AllCustomers;Customer3;1

AllCustomers;Customer4;1

AllCustomers;Customer5;1

Note:

For Custom dimensions, this section must use the Custom dimension alias name.

These topics list the formats for the Hierarchies sections of the Account, Scenario, Entity, and Custom dimensions.