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title: Changing the Hierarchy
description: "In our current example we have a 4-level hierarchy. As we commented previously, because we are currently viewing the default hierarchy (i.e., the one defined in the historic data file) the status bar lists the hierarchy as 1-2-3-4. Select *Total>Cakes>Food-King *on the…"
url: "https://dev.forecastpro.com/documentation/forecast-pro-trac/working-with-conversions-and-alternative-hierarchies/changing-the-hierarchy/"
updated: "2025-01-22"
category: TRAC General Operations Tutorials / Working with Conversions and Alternative Hierarchies
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# Changing the Hierarchy

In our current example we have a 4-level hierarchy. As we commented previously, because we are currently viewing the default hierarchy (i.e., the one defined in the historic data file) the status bar lists the hierarchy as 1-2-3-4.

Select *Total>Cakes>Food-King *on the Navigator. This displays the total cake sales for Food-King. The “children” (i.e., component series) of this group are the SKU-level cake sales to Food King.

What if we wanted to view or adjust total sales for a given SKU *across *customers? The current hierarchy is not set up to do this. To accomplish this, we need to reorganize our hierarchy so that the SKUs appear on level 3 of the hierarchy and the customers appear on level 4.

On the **Operations** tab, click the Reorder Hierarchy icon. Select SKU (currently fourth on the list) and click the Move Up button to move SKU to the third position on the attribute list.

![](https://dev.forecastpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image019.jpg)

Fully expand the Navigator and select BU-20-02. Your display should look like the one below.

![](https://dev.forecastpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Tutorial-Conversions-Alternate-State.png)

Notice that by moving SKU from fourth to third in the attribute list, we have created a new hierarchy that allows us to view and adjust total sales by SKU across customers. The status bar lists this new hierarchy as 1-2-4-3 to reflect the fact that we have moved the original level 4 attribute to the third level of the hierarchy.

Experiment with the hierarchy adjustment and conversion options until you are comfortable with their operation. Select the **File** tab and then close the project. When prompted, do not save the changes to the *Tutorial –Conversions - part 1* project.