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# Editing hierarchy

This section provides an overview of editing hierarchies in VHQ.

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**Use this when** you need to change a device's hierarchy assignment, configure hierarchy entity settings, or understand select-all behavior on the hierarchy assignment screen.
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Devices are managed in the hierarchy. You can change a device's hierarchy by editing the hierarchy in **Device Profile**.

## Change a device's hierarchy

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### Select the device

Select the serial number checkbox for the device in the *Device Search* screen. You can also search for the device if it isn't already visible.
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### Edit the hierarchy

On the *Actions* window, click **Edit Hierarchy** to change the hierarchy assignment.

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### Set the hierarchy

Set the hierarchy as shown. The hierarchy is updated successfully.

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## Configure hierarchy entity settings

The hierarchy configuration screen under *Administration* has an option to view and set the **Entity Uid** and **Entity type** for a given hierarchy node.

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### Open hierarchy configuration

Go to **VHQ** > **Administration** > **Hierarchy**.

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### Confirm the change

Go to the **Device Profile** of the device, then click the expand symbol for more details. The hierarchy is updated successfully.

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## Hierarchy assignment select-all behavior

The *Hierarchy Assignment* feature controls the selection of records when using the **select-all** option. It limits the selection to only the records rendered on the current page.

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### Open Hierarchy Assignment

Go to **VHQ** > **Device Management** > **Manage Reference Sets** > **Hierarchy Assignment**.

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### Select all on the current page

Selecting **Select All** and then navigating to another page displays a warning message.

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## Guidelines

* **Yes** clears all selections on the current page and navigates to the next/other page.
* **No** retains the selections on the current page.

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Also called: edit hierarchy, entity uid, entity type, select all. Search terms: hierarchy assignment, hierarchy configuration.

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