Creating Hierarchical Relationships

In this step you will connect the existing organization units into a hierarchy.

Procedure

  1. Select the Claims Department Organization Unit.
  2. Select the Hierarchy tool from the Links drawer of the Organization Modeler palette.
  3. Click and hold on Claims Department and drag to the Life Claims Organization Unit. An arrow appears linking the two Organization Units, to indicate that they are in a hierarchical relationship.
  4. Repeat this step to add Hierarchy links between Claims Department and the other two Organization Units, Motor Claims and Household Claims.
  5. Depending exactly where on the canvas your Organization Units are positioned, the result may look untidy, as in this example.
  6. To tidy the diagram up, right click on the background and select Arrange All. The diagram is re-arranged as shown in the following illustration.