Hierarchy flattener
The definition of a hierarchy in the TRIRIGA® Application Platform provides flexibility for implementations with multiple permutations of data hierarchies, for example, organizations. However, reporting tools prefer a more structured data summary to simplify reporting and maximize performance.
The purpose of the hierarchy flattener tool is for an administrator to define a set of named structures that are used by the TRIRIGA Metric Reporting engine to quickly process the hierarchical data within the system. The resulting structure is referred to as a flat hierarchy and these structures are used in a metric reports.
Administrators use the job scheduler, with the help from ETL job items, to run the hierarchy
flattener process. System developers trigger the process by using a custom workflow task. In this
case, the class name that is used to run the hierarchy flattener process is
com.tririga.platform.workflow.runtime.taskhandler.flathierarchy.
RebuildFlatHierarchiesImportant: Whenever a hierarchy in TRIRIGA is
changed, the hierarchy tree is promptly updated. For example, suppose
that you add a new triBuilding, then the Location
hierarchy is updated. However, the corresponding flat hierarchy for triBuilding is
not updated until you rebuild it with a Rebuild Hierarchy Job Item.
Therefore, it is important to schedule rebuild hierarchy job items
at the same time as when you plan to capture TRIRIGA Workplace Performance Management data
through fact tables. Rebuild hierarchy job items ensure that you keep
information current.