diff --git a/local/alpha/config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini b/local/alpha/config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini
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+;####################################################################
+;##################### DO NOT DELETE THIS HEADER ####################
+;################### Leipzig University Library © 2015 ##############
+;
+; This is the default ALPHA-INI-file and inherits
+; all the settings from the INI-file defined in [Parent_Config] which
+; points to the default INI-file located in the folder vufind2/local
+;
+
+[Parent_Config]
+relative_path = ../../../config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini
+
+; A comma-separated list of config sections from the parent which should be
+; completely overwritten by the equivalent sections in this configuration;
+; any sections not listed here will be merged on a section-by-section basis.
+;override_full_sections = "Languages,AlphaBrowse_Types"
+
+;
+;       Add ALPHA-specific customization after this header.
+;
+;##################### DO NOT DELETE THIS HEADER ####################
+;####################################################################
diff --git a/local/config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini b/local/config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini
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+[Collections]
+; What determines which records get linked to the Collection module instead of the
+; Record module?  Legal values:
+;     All  - any record with is_hierarchy set
+;     Top  - any record where is_hierarchy = hierarchy_top
+;     None - never link to the collection module
+link_type = "Top"
+
+[HierarchyTree]
+; Are hierarchy trees visible? -- true or false (default false)
+show = true
+; The source of the hierarchy data -- may be Solr or XMLFile
+treeSource = Solr
+; When using Solr as a treeSource, this value determines how long tree data is
+; cached (in seconds, or -1 to never expire) -- default 12h
+solrCacheTime = 43200
+; When using XMLFile as a treeSource, this value specifies where tree data is found
+;XMLFileDir = /usr/local/vufind/hierarchy_xml
+; Sorting requires the hierarchy_sequence field to be populated; defaults to false
+sorting = true
+; Which Tree Renderer to Use - Default is JSTree
+treeRenderer = JSTree
+; Control whether or not to display the full hierarchy tree in record mode
+; (true = show full hierarchy, false = only show path to current selected node,
+; default = true)
+fullHierarchyRecordView = true
+; Filter queries filter what kind of children are displayed in the tree
+; Note: The hidden filters from searches.ini are applied as well
+; Note: Only applies when treeSource = Solr
+;filterQueries[] = "-relsext.hasModel:\"DataModel\" AND -relsext.hasModel:\"ListCollection\""
+; Check whether the hierarchy_parent_id and hierarchy_top_id records are
+; available in the index. If a referenced parent_id or top_id does not
+; exist the frontend will show HierarchyTree layout-elements but will
+; hang on acutally building the HierarchyTree.
+; (default = true)
+checkAvailability = true
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diff --git a/local/dev/config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini.sample b/local/dev/config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini.sample
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+;####################################################################
+;##################### DO NOT DELETE THIS HEADER ####################
+;################### Leipzig University Library © 2015 ##############
+;
+; This is the default DEV-INI-file and inherits
+; all the settings from the INI-file defined in [Parent_Config] which
+; points to the default INI-file located in the folder vufind2/local
+;
+
+[Parent_Config]
+relative_path = ../../../config/vufind/HierarchyDefault.ini
+
+; A comma-separated list of config sections from the parent which should be
+; completely overwritten by the equivalent sections in this configuration;
+; any sections not listed here will be merged on a section-by-section basis.
+;override_full_sections = "Languages,AlphaBrowse_Types"
+
+;
+;       Add DEV-specific customization after this header.
+;
+;##################### DO NOT DELETE THIS HEADER ####################
+;####################################################################