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Browse on Standard Hierarchies

You use this program to view details of standard hierarchy codes currently defined.

Toolbar and menu

Field Description
Edit  
Copy Select this to copy a standard hierarchy code (see Copy Standard Hierarchy).
Change  
Change Hierarchy Select this to use the Standard Hierarchies Heads/Sections program to maintain the structure of the existing standard hierarchy.

Copy Standard Hierarchy

You use the Copy option from the Edit menu to copy an existing standard hierarchy.

This option is useful for creating new hierarchies that have similar characteristics to an existing hierarchy.

Field Description
Copy from  
Std hierarchy code Enter an existing hierarchy code. This hierarchy code is used to create a new hierarchy code.
Description This indicates the description for the code you entered in the previous field.
Copy to  
Std hierarchy code Enter a code for the new hierarchy you want to create.
Description Enter a description for the new hierarchy.
Copy Select this to create the new hierarchy from the existing hierarchy.
Close Select this to return to the listview.

Listview columns

Column Description
Hierarchy code This indicates the code assigned to the standard hierarchy.
Description This indicates the description for the standard hierarchy.

Security considerations

Restricted maintenance

  • You cannot maintain information displayed in this list view if access to the program is set to Browse only but access to the corresponding maintenance program is not allowed (see Security Access).

Notes and warnings

Deletion considerations

  • You cannot delete an hierarchy if:

    • transactions exist against the hierarchy.
    • a lower level section is attached to the hierarchy.