Managing Hierarchies

PlaidCloud offers the ability to organize and manage hierarchies, including labels. Hierarchies are available to all workflows within a project.

PlaidCloud uses a path-based system to organize hierarchies, like you would use to navigate a series of folders, allowing for a more flexible and logical organization (control hierarchy) of the hierarchies. Using this system, hierarchies can be moved within a control hierarchy, or multiple references to one hierarchy, from different locations in the control hierarchy (alternate hierarchies) can be created. The ability to manage hierarchies using this method allows the structure to reflect operational needs, reporting, and control.

Searching

To search for hierarchies:

1. Use the filter box in the lower left of the control hierarchy
2. The search filter will search hierarchy names and labels for matches and show the results in the control hierarchy above

Move

To move a hierarchy within the control hierarchy:

1. Drag it into the folder where you wish to place it

Rename

To Rename a Hierarchy:

1. Right click on the hierarchy
2. Select the rename option
3. Type in the new name and save it
4. The hierarchy is now renamed, but it will retain its original unique identifier

Clear

You can clear a single hierarchy or multiple hierarchies.

To clear a hierarchy:

1. Select the hierarchies in the control hierarchy
2. Click the clear button on the top toolbar

Delete

You can delete a single hierarchy or multiple hierarchies.

To delete a hierarchy:

1. Select the hierarchies in the control hierarchy
2. Click the delete button on the top toolbar

The delete operation will check to see if the hierarchy is in use by workflow steps, tables, or views. If so, you will be asked to remove those associations.

Create New Directory Structure

To create a new folder:

1. Clicking the New Folder button on the toolbar

To add a folder to an existing folder:

1. Right-click on the folder
2. Select New Folder.

Mark Hierarchy for Viewing Roles

To view hierarchies by roles:

1. Click in the Explorer or Manager checkboxes

To view hierarchies that need to be updated:

1. Select the hierarchies in the control hierarchy
2. Select the desired viewing role from the Actions menu on the top toolbar

Memos to Describe Table Contents

To add a memo to a hierarchy:

1. Select the hierarchy
2. Update the memo in the right context form

View Additional Hierarchy Attributes

To view and edit additional hierarchy attributes:

1. Select a hierarchy
2. View the hierarchy context form on the right

Duplicate a Hierarchy

To duplicate a hierarchy:

1. Select the hieracrhy

2. Click the duplicate button on the top toolbar