Which aspect does configuring hierarchy security primarily address?

Configuring hierarchy security primarily addresses permission levels within an organization. This feature allows organizations to set up security roles and access rights based on the hierarchical structure of their organization, ensuring that users at different levels of the hierarchy have appropriate permissions to access data.

By implementing hierarchy security, firms can allow managers to view and manage data related to their direct reports, fostering a better management structure and ensuring that sensitive information is accessed only by the appropriate personnel based on their roles. This aids in maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of organizational data, supports compliance initiatives, and simplifies the administration of user access within the company.

The other options, while relevant to broader data management and user access dynamics within an organization, do not specifically relate to the primary purpose of hierarchy security. Data sharing among users, managing sales literature, and franchise agreements involve different facets of system functionality and do not align directly with how hierarchy security is designed to operate within Dynamics 365.