Use the Hierarchy page to view a structured hierarchy of the relationships in a given hierarchical relationship type. For example, you get a visual representation of how a corporate structure is set up.
Your selected party is the root at the top of the hierarchy. You can see its children, or parties ranked lower in relationships, but not its parents.
The hierarchy represents a structure of relationships for the date that you specify in the As Of field. The hierarchy displays all relationships that fit both of these criteria:
The start date is before or the same as the as of date.
The end date is after the as of date, or no end date exists.
This table shows an example of three relationships and their date ranges.
| Relationship | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| A | January 1 | January 10 |
| B | January 10 | January 30 |
| C | January 15 | None |
This table shows examples of which relationships the hierarchy would display depending on the date in the As Of field.
| As Of | Included Relationships |
|---|---|
| January 1 | A |
| January 10 | B |
| January 15 | B and C |
| January 30 | C |
For each node in the hierarchy, Relationship Manager displays the party's:
Name and Registry ID
Relationship phrase with respect to its parent party
Parent party name
If you have batch loaded data or acquired the Enterprise Management GDP through online purchase, you can also view the corporate hierarchy that D&B provides. See: D&B Hierarchy.
Navigate to the Overview page for the party that you want to view relationship hierarchies for. See: Searching for Parties and Viewing Results.
Note: Search for and select the party that you want as the highest level, or root, in the hierarchy.
Click the Hierarchy icon for the relationship type that you want to view. Hierarchies are available only for hierarchical relationship types.
Enter the date that you want to view the hierarchy for in the As Of field and click the Go button. By default, the hierarchy is displayed for the current date.
To view the relationships within the hierarchy, click the arrows to expand or collapse levels.
Suggestion: You can click the Focus icon for the party that you want to view as the root of the hierarchy. Clicking the name of any party in the hierarchy displays the party's overview information and does not render that party as the root of the hierarchy.
Click the Details icon for the party that you want to view additional information for, if available.
Repeat steps 3 to 5 as needed.
From the Hierarchy page, you can choose to:
Select parties and move them under another party within the same hierarchy.
Note: You cannot update the D&B hierarchy by moving parties within the hierarchy.