Data hierarchy

As administrator, you must define the data hierarchy for the application and configure access to data hierarchy levels for application users. A data hierarchy determines users' access to data in the application and filters the availability of categories and corresponding sub-items in the Style, Material, and Trim overview panels.

If you do not define a data hierarchy or define users' access to data hierarchy levels, users can sign in to the application but will not be able view data.

By setting up data levels in a hierarchy, you accomplish these necessary tasks:

  • Specify users' access to data, enabling you to filter what they can view, add, or modify.
  • Define and specify the types of data that users can create in the application.
  • Set up default data and access to certain features, such as styles.

You define data hierarchies for each user or user group in the application.

Note: Any changes that you make in the hierarchy are completed in the background. Synchronization tasks are triggered and executed in the background. These background tasks must be completed first before changes in the hierarchy take effect.

Therefore, Infor recommends that you plan and schedule any change in the hierarchy. You need to inform your users about planned changes to the hierarchy so that they can adjust their workflows and work around your planned schedule.

Once the background tasks are done, you and your users must refresh your browsers.

The name of the background task is Sync Hierarchy User Filters.

This table shows the hierachy of generic lookup items for each module:

Module Hierarchy
Style
  • Brand
    • Division
      • Product Category
        • Product Sub Category
          • Product Sub Category
  • Brand
    • Product Category
      • Product Sub Category
        • Product Sub Category
  • Division
    • Brand
      • Product Category
        • Product Sub Category
          • Product Sub Category
  • Division
    • Product Category
      • Product Sub Category
        • Product Sub Category
Material
  • Brand
    • Division
      • Material Main Category
        • Material Category
          • Material Group
  • Brand
    • Material Main Category
      • Material Category
        • Material Group
  • Division
    • Brand
      • Material Main Category
        • Material Category
          • Material Group
  • Division
    • Material Main Category
      • Material Category
        • Material Group
Trim
  • Brand
    • Division
      • Trim Main Category
        • Trim Category
          • Trim Group
  • Brand
    • Trim Main Category
      • Trim Category
        • Trim Group
  • Division
    • Brand
      • Trim Main Category
        • Trim Category
          • Trim Group
Request
  • Request Type
    • Request Sub Type