Consolidation  Unit - Company

Hi,
There is a hierarchy attached to the Company...understand that the hierarchy is created in BI. But i dont understand is creating Hierarchies at the company level in BCS.
1) what is the purpose of doing so
2) if created in BCS will it reflect in BI
Appreciate

I am reproducing the following from SAP help document whch will answer your questions:
The consolidation system (SEM-BCS) is a distributed system. The storage of the master data and the hierarchies for characteristics is also distributed. The following options are available for storing master data:
●     Most of the master data and hierarchies are stored in both the consolidation system and SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (BI). This approach provides fast access to the data in the consolidation system. At the same time, the master data and hierarchies are also accessible in BI – for example, for reporting purposes.
Always make changes to the master data and hierarchies in the consolidation system, not in BI. This way, the data is automatically synchronized. For more information about automatic data synchronization, see Manual Data Synchronization.
When you make changes to your data model in BI (such as changing the length of a field), these changes are not automatically made in the consolidation system. If the consolidation system uncovers differences in the BI data model, the system issues an error message and prompts you to regenerate the changed objects in the consolidation system. The data model synchronizer assists you in doing this.
●     Consolidation-specific master data and hierarchies reside exclusively in the consolidation system. This includes breakdown categories, consolidation frequencies, and Customizing objects such as tasks and methods.
●     Master data and hierarchies used in the source data bases reside exclusively in the BI system.

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