How to import Hierarchy Data in MDM 7.1

Question

Hi All,
    I am trying to import the hierarchy data to SAP MDM 7.1
I have the data in the Excel sheet in the following structure
Parent Code   Parent Name   Child Code   Child Name
A1                  Printer              P1               Inkjet
A1                  Printer              P2               Canon
P1                   inkjet                Q1               Model - XXX
P2                   Canon              Q2              Model - YYY
In MDM i have 2 fields in the hierarchy table Code and Name as display fields.
I tried to do partition of fields, combine fields as per the Import documentation. But i was not able to import the hierarchy.
I have also seen some papers on SDN for Hierarchy import, but none of them talk about 2 display fields in the hierarchy table.
Can anyone help me to import the data to MDM.
Thanks,
Priya.

Answer 1

Hi Priya.
You have three level hierarchy in your example
    A1    !     Printer
         P1   !    inkjet
            Q1   !    Model - XXX
Parent Code ! Parent Name  ! Child Code ! Child Name
in your import manager
select "Partition Field/value" Tab
In source partition window select  your "Parent code" filed
press add
select  your "Parent name" filed
press add
in window "Partition by:" select "Parent name" and "Parent code"  fields  and press "Combine" button
for next fields you sould repeat previous steps
then  select "Map Fields/values"
find  in Field mapping Source field:  "Parent code [Partition]"
map it to "Code"
in "Values conversion mapping" window
select all walues and press "Add" button then Add as Child
More about import hierarchy:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/b07849c7-3a5b-2b10-7586-c431d300a578
Regards
Kanstantsin