What is a Root?

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What is a Root?..

Answer / subrahmanyam

Root segment is a segment it doesn't have any parents .
it is a topy most level in the Hierarchy structure.

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What is a Root?..

Answer / guest

The Segment Type at the top of the hierarchy and from whom
all segments are derived is the ROOT segment

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What is a Root?..

Answer / nutsandbolts

Top Most segment with no parent segment of its own. I t may
or may not have any child segments as the case may be.

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