Adding Business Hierarchies

Procedure

To add business hierarchies:

  1. Select Admin.
    The Admin Home Page appears.

  2. From the Business Administration tab, select Business Hierarchy.
    The Business Hierarchy screen appears.

  3. To verify that the business hierarchy does not already exist, enter search information for the hierarchy or customers, and click Search. How?
    The Search Results section displays any customers and hierarchies matching the information you enter.

  1. If no match is found, click Add.
    The New Business Hierarchy screen appears.

  1. In the Search for Customers section, enter search information to locate the root (top level) customer for the hierarchy, and click Search. You can search by customer information, or by the name of the credit analyst.
    The Search Results section displays the customers matching the information you enter.

  1. In Search Results, select the option button for the root level customer, and click Select Customer.
    The New Business Hierarchy screen appears. The Name field displays the name and number for the root customer you selected.

  2. To change the hierarchy name, type the name in the Name field. By default, the customer name and number are entered as the name.

  3. From the Hierarchy Type list, select the type for the hierarchy you are adding.

You cannot change the hierarchy name or type after you save them.

  1. Click Save.
    The Hierarchy Details screen appears. The customer you selected to be the root of the hierarchy appears at the top of the screen. The Hierarchy Tree section displays customer characteristics for each customer in the hierarchy (hierarchy level, customer number, DUNS number, legal entity level, business entity level, the region, and total accounts receivable) if these characteristics are available for the customer.

You can now add additional customers to the hierarchy. How?