How can I dynamically update an Org Chart from ASP.Net?

[JLemen]

I would like my intranet users to see a current version of the org chart
every time they click on the link. How do I update my Org Chart dynamically?

 

[Helen]

Hi,

Have you thought abut using the Cache object with an dependancy so the Org
chart is refreshed each time it is changed? If you add a depenency to your
cache object the cached item is checked and if it is different it is
refreshed.

 

[JLemen]

Helen:

My problem is in updating the Org Chart. Once I figure that out then I can
do as you suggest to initiate the reload/update.

Julie

 

[Al Edlund]

everytime you 'create' an org chart, by design, it will build a new one (and
throw away any manual editing you may have performed). This will have to be
exported as html.
al

 

[JLemen]

I know how to update the chart manually, I'm trying to figure out how to do
it automatically from a program. Our org chart changes so frequently it'd be
a full time job just to keep it up to date. I have a database that is kept
up to date that I can query and create an Excel spreadsheet. I just need to
know how to make the Org Chart read that spreadsheet automatically.

 

[Al Edlund]

if you do a search in visio for "orgchart command line" it should tell you
about the orgwiz.exe which can be called externally.
al

 

[pablofonto]

Hi JLemen,

Have you figured out how to have your Org Chart update from Excel
automatically? I need to do the same thing, if you did can you please give
some details?

Thanks,

Pfonto