Hierarchy Rules Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to set the hierarchy of a view by defining hierarchy rules.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

To access

From the Hierarchy pane of the Pattern View Editor, when Rule Based is selected as the hierarchy method, click the Add Hierarchy Rule button from the toolbar.

Important information

For each hierarchy rule you define, select a source CI type, target CI type, relationship, and direction.

Relevant tasks

How to Create a Pattern View, How to Create a Template, How to Create a Perspective

See also

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
	Add. Adds a hierarchy rule.
	Delete. Deletes the selected hierarchy rule.
Relationship	Select a relationship from the drop-down list to edit the selected hierarchy rule.
Relationship Direction	Select a direction from the drop-down list to edit the selected hierarchy rule.
Source	Select a CI type for the source CI type from the drop-down tree to edit the selected hierarchy rule.
Target	Select a CI type for the target CI type from the drop-down tree to edit the selected hierarchy rule.

UI Element (A-Z)

Description

Add. Adds a hierarchy rule.