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Step 4. Create the Relationship Types

Relationship types define the relationships between entity types and the appearance of the relationships when you view the hierarchy.

We will create the following relationship types:

Product Group is parent of Product Group: A relationship type where a product group entity is the parent of another product group entity. For example, the product group Mice + Pointers is the parent of the Presenter, Mice, Trackballs, and Design Controller product groups.
The following image shows a relationship where a product group is the parent of other product groups:
Product Group is parent of Product: A relationship type where a product group entity is the parent of a product entity. For example, the Trackballs product group is the parent of the Cordless TrackMan Optical, Marble Mouse, TrackMan Wheel, and Cordless TrackMan Wheel products.
The following image shows a relationship where a product group is the parent of products:

You can configure the following relationship type parameters:

Code: The code for the relationship in the hierarchy configuration.
Display Name: The relationship name as it appears in the Hierarchies tool.
Description: Optional.
Color: The color of the relationship arrow between the two entities.
Entity Type 1: The first of two entity types that is in the relationship.
Entity Type 2: The other entity type that is in the relationship.
Direction: The direction of the relationship. For example, if you select
Entity 1 to Entity 2
, Entity 1 is the parent of Entity 2.
Hierarchies: The hierarchies to which the relationship belongs.

When you create the relationship types, you configure the relationship, how the relationship type appears in the Hierarchy Manager, and the hierarchies to which the relationship belongs.

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Create the Product Group is Parent of Product Group Relationship Type

Create the Product Group is Parent of Product Relationship Type

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