Don't miss your chance to take the Fabric Data Engineer (DP-600) exam for FREE! Find out how by attending the DP-600 session on April 23rd (pacific time), live or on-demand.
Learn moreNext up in the FabCon + SQLCon recap series: The roadmap for Microsoft SQL and Maximizing Developer experiences in Fabric. All sessions are available on-demand after the live show. Register now
I have a user who is using Power BI as a drill-down Org chart.
In this case, his data has two bosses or direct reports that should be in the relationship.
Has anyone seen a visual like this? Preferably free.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Free visuals in Power BI (Akvelon Hierarchy Chart, xViz Hierarchy Tree) → only support one boss per person.
Multi-boss (two direct reports) isn’t supported natively.
Workarounds:
Use Visio + Power BI (supports multiple parents).
Or build a custom chart with Deneb (Vega) (flexible but complex).
If you want a simple free option → use Akvelon or xViz (but only single-parent).
If you truly need two bosses → best option is Visio embedded in Power BI.
Hi @Anonymous,
Thank you @Shahid12523 for your continuous support to the forum.
In Power BI, most free org chart visuals are structured to allow only one manager per employee, so dual reporting lines are not shown in the default hierarchy.
As a workaround, you can duplicate the employee record in your data with both manager IDs, which will display the employee under both managers as separate entries or you may consider visuals from AppSource such as ZoomCharts Org Chart, MAQ Org Chart, or Acuity Org Chart, though many of these require a paid license.
For free solutions, the Network Navigator visual supports many-to-many relationships and can illustrate employees reporting to multiple managers.
Another option is the Deneb visual, which enables the creation of a custom org chart using JSON scripting. If you require a free and straightforward solution, duplicating dataset rows or using the Network Navigator visual are recommended approaches.
Thank you and continue using Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.
Free visuals in Power BI (Akvelon Hierarchy Chart, xViz Hierarchy Tree) → only support one boss per person.
Multi-boss (two direct reports) isn’t supported natively.
Workarounds:
Use Visio + Power BI (supports multiple parents).
Or build a custom chart with Deneb (Vega) (flexible but complex).
If you want a simple free option → use Akvelon or xViz (but only single-parent).
If you truly need two bosses → best option is Visio embedded in Power BI.
Something like this.
Can you at least describe a little bit more this visual?
If you have recently started exploring Fabric, we'd love to hear how it's going. Your feedback can help with product improvements.
A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.
Share feedback directly with Fabric product managers, participate in targeted research studies and influence the Fabric roadmap.
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| 48 | |
| 45 | |
| 41 | |
| 20 | |
| 17 |
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| 69 | |
| 64 | |
| 32 | |
| 31 | |
| 27 |