Organization Chart Objects

YPowerDesigner supports all the objects necessary to build organization charts.

Object

Tool

Symbol

Description

Organization unit





A group, department, function, or other collection of people or organization units. See Organization Units (EAM).

Person





An individual. See People (EAM).

Hierarchy link





A link between organization units or people. See Roles (EAM).

Note:

Most EAM objects can be displayed as icons or as boxes that can display additional properties and sub-objects. You can toggle between the Icon and Detail modes via the contextual menu, or by pressing Ctrl+Q. You can control the default mode, and the information displayed in each mode through the options available by selecting Tools > Display Preferences.