Symptom
- When try to edit a reference node in app Manage Global Hierarchies, message occurs " &1 is a referenced node. Edit is only possible in its source hierarchy &2."
- When reference node in grey part was changed in the download excel, it will not work to upload the excel with edited reference node.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Cause
When importing nodes for some hierarchy types, there is a option to select "Auto Update from Source". In this way, the imported nodes get updated automatically when the source nodes (referenced nodes) are changed.
Reference nodes (from source hierarchy) can't be edit in current hierarchy, neither through the app Manage Global Hierarchies nor via Excel download. They can only be edit in source hierarchy directly.
Resolution
Reference Node can only be edit in its source hierarchy. The imported nodes get updated automatically when the source nodes (referenced nodes) are changed.
The node can be edit directly after disable the auto update.
See Also
SAP Help Portal: Manage Global Hierarchies
Keywords
Reference Node, Auto Update from Source, , KBA , FI-FIO-GL-HIE-2CL , Hierarchy Applications in General Ledger (Public Cloud) , Problem