Hierarchy Wizard

The Hierarchy Wizard provides a simple method of creating both self-referencing and non self-referencing hierarchies.

1. Go to the Database Designer page, create a new schema, and click the Hierarchy Wizard button.

The first step in the wizard opens - as shown below. Here you select the type of hierarchy you wish to create and the languages to be used.



Figure 1 - The first step in the Hierarchy Wizard

2. Select Self-referencing or Non Self-referencing as required.
3. Find the desired languages in the All Languages column and click the >> button to select them.
4. Click Next to go to the next step in the wizard - .



Figure 2 - Step two in the Hierarchy Wizard

5. Type in a name for the table and set the Primary key width.

You now have two choices: You can upload a text file containing data into the hierarchy, or you can go to the hierarchy tree where you can modify the hierarchy.

6. Make the appropriate selection and click Finish.

If you have selected to modify the hierarchy, then the Hierarchy Tree opens.

If you have selected to upload data, then the file selection dialog is displayed - .

Figure 3 - The wizard file selection dialog

Note: The file must be in the correct format or it will not be uploaded.

Browse to and select the desired file, select the appropriate encoding format and click Finish to complete the procedure.

The hierarchy can now be used as the answers to a question.