Hierarchies specify what the Published content displays.
You can import an existing hierarchy. If you have already an existing hierarchy, the imported hierarchy overwrites the existing one. We recommend that you backup your existing configuration before you import a configuration in case that the imported configuration does not meet your expectations.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set you want to edit.
You cannot import a hierarchy of an active content type set. You must deactivate the content type set first. To do so, click Manage sets and in the row of the relevant set, click Active. The content type set is deactivated.
Click the content type set for which you want to import a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
You can only import a hierarchy if no hierarchy is selected. Click Import from configuration or modification set.
You have imported a hierarchy.
You can copy an existing hierarchy.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy you want to copy.
Click Duplicate.
You have copied a hierarchy.
You can create a new hierarchy.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Click Create new hierarchy.
You have created a hierarchy.
Example
The following image displays the definition of a process hierarchy.
The following image shows, what the Published content on the Processes tab will display for the Processes hierarchy.
You can display the hierarchy details.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy for which you want to display the details.
Click Details. The dialog opens.
The hierarchy details are displayed. The hierarchy identifier and name are displayed. You can edit the name in multiple languages and the identifier, if needed.
You can activate an existing hierarchy.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy you want to activate.
Click Activate.
You have activated a hierarchy. Only active hierarchies are displayed on the Published content page.
You can deactivate an existing hierarchy.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy you want to deactivate.
Click Deactivate.
You have deactivated a hierarchy.
You can add hierarchy root. This is required.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to specify a hierarchy root.
Click Hierarchies.
Click the hierarchy item to which you want to add a hierarchy root.
Click Create hierarchy root. The dialog opens.
Specify the settings. Specify the root content type and a corresponding property leading to the same content
type for root item retrieval. Information contains information regarding the optional parent property.
You have added a hierarchy root to the hierarchy.
You can display the root item details.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy for which you want to display the root details.
In the row of the root item, click Details. The dialog opens.
The root item details are displayed. The root content type and a corresponding property leading to the same content type for root item retrieval are displayed.
You can define start elements. This is not required. Start elements are, for example, a specific model or group in a database. You can, for example, define several start elements if you use several databases.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Click the relevant hierarchy.
Click Define start elements. The dialog opens.
Click Add.
Enter the GUID of the start element. To find the GUID, do the following.
Click Application launcher >
Models and objects.
If you have more than one database, select the relevant database.
In the row of the group or model, click More.
Select Technical information. The dialog opens.
Copy the GUID. You can paste the GUID to the relevant field.
Click Confirm.
Specify whether the hierarchy should be displayed in case the start element is not accessible in the database.
Click Save.
You have defined a start element for the hierarchy.
Tip
You find more information about the elements when you click Information.
You can add hierarchy child items to a hierarchy. Hierarchy children are displayed in the hierarchy tree.
Here you select a property. Then the hierarchy-creating property and the result hierarchy elements (content types) are added. If you do not want some of the automatically inserted result content types to be part of the hierarchy tree, you can delete them later. You can add them again later by editing the properties of the hierarchy item property.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Click the hierarchy item to which you want to add a child item.
Click Add hierarchy child. The dialog opens.
Specify the settings.
You have added a hierarchy child to the hierarchy item.
You can display the hierarchy child details.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy for which you want to display the root details.
In the row of the hierarchy child item, click Details. The dialog opens.
The hierarchy child details are displayed. You can can select a property. Then the hierarchy-creating property and the result hierarchy elements (content types) are added. If you do not want some of the automatically inserted result content types to be part of the hierarchy tree, you can delete them later. You can add them again later by editing the properties of the hierarchy item property.
You can display the hierarchy child/property details.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy for which you want to display the root details.
In the row of the hierarchy child item/property, click Details. The dialog opens.
The hierarchy child/property details are displayed. You can can select a property.
You can add navigation child items to a hierarchy. Navigation children are objects used to specify which tree item should be selected in the Published content tree if an item of the child type is selected in another panel.
Navigation child items do not occur in the Published content tree.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Click the hierarchy item to which you want to add a child item.
Click Add navigation child. The dialog opens.
Specify the settings.
You added a navigation child to the hierarchy item.
Tip
For more information about the items, click Information.
You can display the navigation child item details.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy for which you want to display the root details.
In the row of the navigation child item, click Details. The dialog opens.
The navigation child item details are displayed.
Tip
For more information about the items, click Information.
You can delete hierarchy items.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to copy a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy for which you want to display the root details.
In the row of the relevant item, click Delete.
You have deleted a hierarchy item.
You can delete an existing hierarchy.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
You have created a set of content types.
Procedure
You can open the Conventions page to edit or create content type sets.
Prerequisite
You have the Configuration administrator function privilege.
Procedure
Click Application launcher >
Administration. The
Configuration view is shown.
Click Conventions.
Click Content types.
The list of content type sets is displayed. If you have not created any content type set, the Default set is displayed.
Click the content type set for which you want to delete a hierarchy.
Click Hierarchies.
Select the hierarchy you want to delete.
Click Delete.
You have deleted a hierarchy.