Introducing the Org Chart: Explore Your Organisation's Structure in Federated Directory

In this article

1. What the org chart shows
2. Navigating the tree
3. Manager chain
4. Direct reports and load-more pagination
5. Why it matters for federated organisations

What the org chart shows

The org chart centres on a single person — the focused node — and builds a tree around them. Above the focused node you see their full manager chain, reaching all the way up to the top of the reporting hierarchy. Below, you see their direct reports with a count of how many there are in total.

Every node in the tree is a live contact card. It shows the person's name, job title, and profile photo, and each card is clickable — so you can shift focus to any colleague in the tree with a single click.

Navigating the tree

Clicking a node in the org chart makes that person the new focus. The tree re-renders around them: their manager chain updates above, and their own direct reports load below. You can walk up and down the hierarchy just by clicking, without ever leaving the page.

If you want to open a person's full contact profile — to see their email, phone number, or other details — click the profile button on their card. That takes you to their profile page while keeping the org chart intact for when you return.

Manager chain

The manager chain is displayed as a vertical breadcrumb of cards above the focused person. It shows every manager in the reporting line, from the direct manager at the bottom up to the most senior person at the top.

Each manager card is fully interactive: click one to re-focus the chart on that person. This makes it easy to explore a team from the top down — start at a VP, click down through directors and managers, and you always know exactly where in the hierarchy you are.

Direct reports and load-more pagination

Direct reports are shown below the focused node. For people who manage large teams, the chart loads an initial batch and displays the total count so you can see at a glance how many people report to them.

A Load more button appears whenever there are additional reports to fetch. It shows exactly how many are remaining so you know what to expect before clicking. Reports load in batches, keeping the interface fast even for managers with dozens of direct reports.

While reports are loading, a spinner appears in place of the button — the rest of the tree stays fully interactive so you do not have to wait before clicking elsewhere.

Why it matters for federated organisations

Reporting structures are often the hardest thing to understand when you are working with partner organisations. You might know a contact's name and email, but not who they report to, who their peers are, or who to escalate to when they are unavailable.

Because Federated Directory federates contact data across all connected organisations, the org chart works across company boundaries — not just within your own. You can navigate the reporting hierarchy of a partner company the same way you would your own, using the same familiar interface.

Combined with the directory search, profile pages, and AI integration, the org chart gives you a complete picture of the people you work with: not just who they are, but where they sit in their organisation.