Hierarchy Creation in SAP BW

1. CREATION OF
HIERARCHIES (TIME-
DEPENDENT HIERARCHY
STRUCTURES & TIME-
DEPENDENT ENTIRE
HIERARCHY)
- Yasmin Banu A

2. INTRODUCTION TO HIERARCHY:
There are 2 types of
hierarchies:
i. Time Dependent
Hierarchy Structures
ii. Time Dependent Entire
Hierarchy

3. 1) TIME DEPENDENT HIERARCHY STRUCTURES
WestMid-
West
East
Denver Denver
(< 1.1.2000 ) (>= 1.1.2000 )

4. 2) TIME DEPENDENT ENTIRE HIERARCHY
WestEast
Denver
Mid-
West
Hierarchy
(< 1.1.2000)

5. TIME DEPENDENT ENTIRE HIERARCHY (CONTD.)
East
Mid-
West
West
Denver
Hierarchy
( > = 1.1.2000 )

6. STEPS TO CREATE TIME DEPENDENT
HIERARCHY STRUCTURE :
 Step 1 : To create hierarchy for Info Object
SALESREP2, we need to specify the
hierarchies properties in the SALESREP2
definition. Go into the info object by double-
clicking on the same. Click on edit option
 Step 2 : Go to hierarchy tab, tick the check
box ‘with hierarchies’. Choose the option
‘Time-Dependent Hierarchy Structure’

7. STEPS (CONTD.):

8. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 3 : Click on ‘External Chars. In Hierarchies’ (as
highlighted in above screen shot). In pop-up,
choose the Info Objects, you will be using in the
creation of hierarchy and click on continue. Check it
and activate it

9. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 4 : In administration workbench, modelling
window, right click on the info object and then select
‘Create Hierarchy’

10. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 5 : Enter a name and description, then click
continue

11. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 6 : Click on the icon ‘Characteristics Nodes’

12. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 7 : In the pop up, enter the Info Object
‘SALES_REG’ and click continue
 Step 8 : Select the three regions, and then click
continue

13. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 9 : Three regions are displayed under
SALES_REP_HIER. To assign each Sales
office to each region, select one region and
repeat the steps 6,7 (Enter SALES_OFF
instead of SALES_REG) and 8. This pop up
screen shows the sales offices available.
Choose Denver, Los Angeles and Seattle will
be assigned to West Region. Repeat the same
procedure to add the respective sales offices to
each other region. Since, Denver is already
assigned to Midwest region, we will get a pop
up message stating if we can duplicate the
node. Choose ‘Copy duplicated node’ and then
click to continue

14. STEPS (CONTD.):

15. STEPS (CONTD.):

16. STEPS (CONTD.):

17. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 10 : We will now need to specify the valid date
periods for Denver Office. Right click on Denver in
the Mid west regions and then select Change
node(s)

18. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 11 : Enter in Valid From and Valid To dates
and then click, Continue

19. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 12 : Repeat steps 10, 11 to specify the valid
dates for Denver office in the West Region

20. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 13 : Next, we will have to assign the sales
representatives to each sales office
 Select the first city Atlanta, right click and choose
the option ‘Sales Representative Insert’

21. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 14 : Assign the sales representative
accordingly to each sales office.

22. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 15 : In the modelling window of Administration
Workbench, right click on the newly created
SALES_REP_HIER hierarchy and then select
Activate


23. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 16 : As a result, we have created a Time
Dependent hierarchy structure
 The color of the created hierarchy will change from
gray to green.

24. TIME DEPENDENT
ENTIRE HIERARCHY

25. STEPS TO CREATE TIME DEPENDENT ENTIRE
HIERARCHY :
 Step 1 : Create a new Info Object SALES_REP
called SALESREP3. In hierarchy tab, check the box
‘with hierarchies’, choose “Entire hierarchy is time-
dependent” & give the “External Chars.”

26. STEPS (CONTD.) :
 Add the Sales Region & Sales Office as external
characteristics. Click to continue.Activate

27. STEPS (CONTD.) :
 Step 2 : Select ‘Create Hierarchy’ from the Info
Object menu

28. STEPS (CONTD.) :
 Step 3 : Specify the valid dates and then continue

29. STEPS (CONTD.) :
 Step 3 : Like how we created levels with
Sales Region, Sales office, Sales Rep for
time-dependent hierarchy structure, we
must follow the same procedure.
 Just ensure that in the time period 1.1.1000
to 31.12.1999, Denver city comes under
‘Mid-West’ region
 Between time period 1.1.2000 to
31.12.9999, Denver city comes under ‘West’
region
 Finally, we will have to create two separate
hierarchies

30. STEPS (CONTD.) :
 Step 4 : Hierarchy 1

31. STEPS (CONTD.) :
 Step 5 : Hierarchy for period 1.1.1000 to
31.12.1999

32. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 6 : Hierarchy 2

33. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 7 : Hierarchy for period 1.1.2000 to
31.12.9999

34. STEPS (CONTD.):
 Step 8 : Please note the two hierarchies, each has
an associated date

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