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Hierarchy form
Completing the Hierarchy tab

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Define the elements of an entire hierarchy, or a portion of the hierarchy, in this tab. The left panel — a box labeled View — presents the hierarchy in tree format, with the topmost element at the left. The right panel supports operations on the tree, including entering or modifying details of each element.

Working with the View panel

Four operations are available in the panel:

Operating on nodes

Use these buttons to add, delete, or rearrange elements. Buttons that are not meaningful in the current situation do not respond to a click. When you move or delete an element, the subtree below that element is also moved or deleted.

Control  

Description

Move  
Down Arrow

Move the selected element down one position among sibling elements.

Up Arrow

Move the selected element up one position among sibling elements.

Edit  
Insert Row

Insert a new element as a sibling to the currently selected element, directly above the current element.

Append Row

Insert a new element as a sibling to the currently selected element, directly below the current element.

Delete

Delete the currently selected element.

Add Child

Create an element as a first child of the currently selected element.

Apply

Click to reflect the changes entered on the right panel in the View area. (This does not save the form.)

Completing the right panel fields

Field

Description

Branch

Select to indicate that another Hierarchy rule continues the structure beneath this node. The name of this element is the Branch Name — final key part — of the other rule. The first two key parts of the other rule are the same as the first two key parts of this rule.

Name

If Branch is selected, enter the Branch key part of the other rule here. (The first two key parts of the other rule are the same as the first two key parts of this rule.)

Label

Optional. Enter a text name for this element.

ClassName

Do not modify the computed data in this field.

Key

Do not modify the computed data in this field.

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