An alternate hierarchy contains a list of nodes. The nodes indicate the beans that match the following conditions:

Must link to the same master bean.
Must have the same data source.
Must belong to the same hierarchy type.

If the master bean has only one bean linked to it for a specific hierarchy type, the Hierarchy section displays the complete hierarchy of the bean. You can also select other hierarchy types and view a list of nodes that match the preceding conditions.

The following image displays the alternate hierarchy for the SAP hierarchy type:

To view the complete hierarchy of a specific node, right-click the node, and select

Show Hierarchy

. The Hierarchy section displays the parent and child nodes of the selected node. You can expand or collapse the nodes in the hierarchy to view or hide the child nodes. To view the alternate hierarchy for the selected hierarchy type, right-click the node, and select

Show Alternate Hierarchies

.