# Hierarchical Targeting

With **hierarchical targeting**, each different targeting group is given a priority, which allows a targeting group with the lowest volume to be given priority over other targeting groups.

<p class="callout warning">Hierarchical targeting is not compatible with channels. Bookings with hierarchical targets must be booked on individual positions.</p>

<p class="callout info">Hierarchical targeting is an option that is not included in the default Adhese set-ups. If you want to add this option, please contact [support](https://documentation.adhese.org/books/introduction/page/adhese-support).</p>

An example:

[![hierarchical_targeting1.png](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/VNYeAd7KXwIfKXwU-hierarchical-targeting1.png)](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/VNYeAd7KXwIfKXwU-hierarchical-targeting1.png)

There are three different target groups:

- Main category (for example, Electronics - green)
- Product group (for example, Computers - yellow)
- Super category (for instance, Laptops or Tablets or Monitors - red)

In the example above, bookings targeted at the **Super category** (red) take priority over bookings targeted at the **Product group** (yellow). Bookings targeted at the **Product group** (yellow) take priority over bookings targeted at the **Main category** (green).

It is possible to target both the **Product group** and **Super category** when making a booking. For example, if you target the **Super Categories** *Laptop* and *Tablets* and the **Product group** *Computers*, the *Laptop* and *Tablets* targets will receive the highest priority. All other targets under the **Super category** (such as *Monitors*) will also show the booking because they fall under the **Product group** *Computers*, but only if there is no competing booking targeted on that particular **Super category**.

When booking with the target **Main category** (*Electronics*), each **Product Group** (*Sound &amp; Vision, Mobile and Computers*) and all underlying **Super Category** sections can display the booking, but only if there is no competing booking targeted at a particular **Product Group** or **Super Category**.