code: public boolean isSponsorInHierarchy(DevelopmentProposalContract sponsorable, String sponsorHierarchy,String level1) {
          return sponsorHierarchyService.isSponsorInHierarchy(sponsorable.getSponsor().getSponsorCode(), sponsorHierarchy, 1, level1);
      }
docs: This method tests whether a document's sponsor is in a given sponsor hierarchy.