Can Universe designer recognize hierarchies (nodes) define in a dimension t

Hello,
Using BOE XI 3.1 SP3.
We have hierarchies (nodes) defined in our dimension tables.
Does the designer will recognize them? If yes, how?
Do we have to re-create these hierarchies in the custom hierarchy panel?
If the Universe designer doesnu2019t recognize these nodes defined in the dimension tables, which other SAP products will? OLAP (it will require creating aggregate fact table (cube) first, right?), Voyager?
Iu2019m looking for functionality similar to what Cognos-PowerPlay has.
Thanks.

Hi,
Thanks for the interesting link.
If I understood well BO will take advantage of nodes/hierarchies defined within dimension tables only if the data resides on either a BW database or a OLAP (aggregated ) tables. If my data source (star schema or 3rd normal) is at the lowest atomic level then I have to manually defined the hierarchy via the hierarchy panel of the designer. BO designer can't take advantage of what has been already defined in a dimension table.
Thanks.

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