keeps deleting connections

[tshad]

One of the things that drives me crazy, is Visio 2003s deleting connections.

For example, I have an org chart that for some reason will not let me
connect certain boxes. I have 3 boxes (A, B and C). A is over B and C is
next to B. I connected A to B then when I connect B to C, the connection
between A and B disapears. When I try to reconnect A to B, I lose the
connection between B and C.

Why is this?

Tom

 

[Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]]

The Orgchart has special behavior for specifically drawing orgcharts. The
solution is limited so that each shape can only have one parent. When you
make a new connection, you essentially re-assign the parent (boss), so the
solution-code deletes the other connector. It's actually fairly reasonable,
unless you try to work "out of the box"

Try using the "Dotted line report" connector. The solution recognizes that
other relationships exist, and thus has provided this connector. It doesn't
do any reassignments when you connect shapes with this connector.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

 

[Mike Mueller [MSFT]]

What Chris says is correct but I am not sure that it applies to your
scenario if I am reading it correctly.

I created an Org Chart with three boxes A is above B and C is next to B. I
connect A to B using the connector tool. Then I connect B to C also using
the connector tool. All the connections remain. Am I missing something in
your scenario?

by the way, If you want to see how the Org Chart solution is interpreting
the reporting relationships, you can have it display a tree view of the
organization structure. Just do the following:

1. Close the Organization chart solution
2. OIpen the registry editor (Start->Run Regedit)
3. Navigate to
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Visio\Solution\Organization
Chart"
4. Add a key named "TreeView" (Edit->New->Key)

When you open an Org Chart, you will get a window that shows the
organization structure you are building. This may help you see what is
happening.

Hope this helps
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Mike Mueller
WinFX SDK Team

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

So will this be a non hidden feature in the next version?

John... Visio MVP

 

[Mike Mueller [MSFT]]

Probably not.

The reason that the tree view is there at all in the Org Chart solution is
that the Org Chart and Brainstorming solutions share a common code base for
the logical data model and the Tree view is part of that code base. IIRC we
did not have the time to implement all the functionality for manipulating
the diagram via the tree view so we hid it by default.

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Mike Mueller
WinFX SDK Team

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

So will this be a non hidden feature in the next version?

John... Visio MVP