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You can use Hierarchy Management to organize dimension members and reports. Dimensions are like the building blocks of your financial system. They help you keep track of monthly account balance summaries in the Planful application. These hierarchies are designed for specific parts of your finances on the Define Financial Segments page. You can use the Hierarchy Management page to easily add, edit, and manage hierarchies, making it simpler to keep your financial data organized and create reports.
You can access the Hierarchy Management page by navigating to Maintenance > Hierarchy Management.
To access the hierarchy management pane, you must have permission to define financial segments and enable the OLAP configurations. The workflow below gives a high-level understanding of the hierarchy management process and how the topics on this page have been organized.
OLAP Configurations
This section helps you enable the OLAP Cube configurations for managing dimension hierarchies, rollup members, and calculated members. To learn more about the OLAP Configurations, click here.User Access to Hierarchies.
You can manage the user access to budget entities and dimension hierarchies that are crucial for effective budget management. This is streamlined by using Approval Roles for budget entities and deploying Standard Reports. To learn more about User Access to Hierarchies, click here.
Hierarchy Management UI
This section presents an overview of the three-pane interface for managing hierarchies. To know more, click here.Types of Hierarchies
This section covers the different types of hierarchies that you can create in the Planful application, based on your reporting needs. To learn more about the various types of hierarchies in Planful, click here.Currencies
This section covers various aspects related to currency management, including interim currency calculations for incorporating common currency data, converting reporting currencies, setting up interim currencies, and configuring entity currency settings. Click here to know more.You can understand the different Hierarchy Management processes in this section.