The following table describes the changes that trigger processing for hierarchies:

Column Name	Affected Hierarchy	Description
Name	account and external	Company name changed for the ultimate parent node.
ParentID	account and external	Parent ID changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DSE__DS_Ultimate_Parent__c	account and external	Ultimate Parent ID changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DSE__DS_Hierarchy_Level__c	account and external	Hierarchy level changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DSE__DS_Ultimate_Parent_Name__c	account and external	Ultimate Parent Name changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DSE__DS_Parent__c	external	External Bean Parent ID changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DSE__DS_Parent_Id__c	external	External Bean Parent External ID changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DSE__DS_Hierarchy_Type__c	external	Hierarchy Type changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DS_Ultimate_Parent_ID__c	external	Ultimate Parent External ID changed for any node in the hierarchy.
DSE__DS_Is_Ultimate_Parent__c	external	Is Ultimate Parent state changed for any node in the hierarchy.

A change to non-hierarchy fields such as the billing city, billing country, or phone do not trigger hierarchy processing unless you modify the hierarchy fields and non-hierarchy fields in the same operation.