This block allows you to display a simple Org Chart.
This shows the selected person and all managers up to the top. If the selected person is a manager, you can select that node to expand their direct reports and navigate down the hierarchy.
Functional differences to similar blocks
| Type of block | Differences to Mini-hierarchy block |
|---|---|
| Org Chart | The Org Chart block is deprecated and has been replaced by the Assignment list - Org Chart layout. |
| Assignment list | The Assignment list block is often used to show a list of Direct Reports and provides several layouts including a full Org Chart, a grid view, and a list view. The Assignment list block has full capabilities, whereas this block is a simple summary of the person's chain to the top. |
| List | The list block can display a list of any information, including a list of people. It is possible to implement the same behavior as Mini-hierarchy using the List block; in fact, the Mini-hierarchy is an implementation of the List block. You could also use the List block to show lists of people besides the hierarchy. For example, everyone in Finance; everyone with the tag Human Resources. |
Block settings
The block has these additional settings:
| Parameter | Example Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No items text | We couldn't find any hierarchy information to show | The text to show when the user's hierarchy could not be found. For example, if the supervisor hierarchy is used but the person is not in the supervisor hierarchy. |
| Navigate to page | Profile | The page the user navigates to when selecting a person in the Mini-hierarchy. The default is the special alias person-home, which navigates to the first accessible page in that person's sub-menu. |