Automatic assignment of hierarchy field in the main table

Question

Hi,
We are upgrading from SRM-MDM catalog 2.0 to SRM-MDM catalog 3.0 sp07 patch 10.
In the main table, we have the standard field Hierarchy, that is a lookup on table Hierarchy.
In order to value this field, we have a specific field in the Main table, the UNSPSC code, that is a lookup on a specific reference table. This reference table makes the link between UNSPSC codes and nodes of the Hierarchy table.
After importing a new record that contains the UNSPSC code, we want to automatically assign a value to the hierarchy field in the Main table by the assignment's expression "[main table]UNSPSC code. [specific table]name of hierarchy. [Hierarchy table]name of hierarchy".
When executing this assignment, we get the error "Assignment operation failed: A runtime error occurred while evaluating an assignment, validation or calculated field".
Do you know if this kind of assignment is possible (it worked in MDM 5.5 but not anymore in 7.1) ? Or if there is a workaround ?
Thanks for your kind help.
Catherine

Answer 1

Hi Mandeep,
Thanks for your answer.
But, I do not want to assign a specific value to the Hierarchy field in the Main table. I want to determine it via a specific table.
Here is a sample of our data model to try to explain :
Main table :
item reference [Display field]
hierarchy --- lookup on Hierarchy table
UNSPSC code --- lookup on Specific reference table
Hierarchy table :
hierarchy name [Display field]
hierarchy code
Specific reference table, type flat :
UNSPSC code [Display field]
hierarchy name --- lookup on Hierarchy table
After import, in the Main table, item reference and UNSPSC code are valued.
In order to value the hierarchy field in the Main table, we would like to use the specific reference table :
[Main table]UNSPSC code >>> [Specific reference table]hierarchy name >>> [Hierarchy]hierarchy name.
This assignment works if the assignment field is a plain text field but not if it is the Hierarchy field of the Main table, which is on lookup on the Hierarchy table.
Thanks for your help !
Best regards,
Catherine