A hierarchy is similar to a taxonomy. Both are tree-like structures; however, a
hierarchy interacts with product records differently. A hierarchy is used to define a
navigational path to one or more records. A record can belong to one or more hierarchies.
The node assignments are stored in a separate repository, to allow each record to be
assigned to multiple hierarchy nodes. This allows the record to be found in more than one
category during a search. An example would be record for an "Abrasive Disk" item that was
ssigned to a category node called "Abrasives" and a category node of "Power Tool
Accessories". Records can be assigned to multiple nodes from multiple Hierarchies.
Hierarchies cannot have category attributes. A hierarchy is similar to a taxonomy. Both are
tree-like structures; however, a hierarchy interacts with product records differently. A
hierarchy captures a path that someone might follow to find a product record.