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Hierarchy control to replace deprecated control for model-driven apps
The hierarchy control in model-driven apps is being deprecated by April 2025.
A custom PCF control with flexibility to be used on standard and custom tables would be really useful for many organizations since Microsoft is not replacing this with a new universal control.
Hierarchy control in model-driven apps is deprecated
Effective October 2024, the hierarchy control, which is used to define and query hierarchically related data in model-driven apps, is deprecated. The control will continue to work in existing apps until April 2025, at which time it will be removed from the product.
The hierarchy control allows users to visualize relationships between records for a table. This is applicable for any table that has a self-referential relationship.
Why is this needed?
Due to low usage, issues with accessibility, and incompatibility with the modern look, the hierarchy control will no longer be supported.
Impact
After its removal, end users will not be able to view the visual representation of the hierarchical relationships of records.
Action required by you
You can enable the control until its removed in the product by editing the app settings. Go to Power Apps (make.powerapps.com) and open the app you want for editing. Then go to Settings > Features tab and enable the Enable the "View hierarchy" capability setting.
If the hierarchy view is essential to your app, a custom PCF control that handles the hierarchy view must be created and deployed.
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Anyone with self referencing tables will understand how useful the Hierarchy view is! It might not be used on a daily basis, but I am sure the calls will start rolling in when people want to understand the parent/child relationships for accounts or opportunities and other custom, self-referencing tables.
Resco brings a new hierarchy control PCF to Power Platform | Resco
supporting multiple tables, providing even more value than deprecated one
Clément OLIVIER has been so kind to build this :)
GitHub - carfup/PCF_HierarchyControl
You can find it here:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mariovrocha_powerapps-pcf-dataverse-activity-7297272115999731714-Agbq
It looks great Mario. I am looking forward to trying it out.
Microsoft is releasing an advanced Hierarchical Visualization control in Dynamics 365 Sales. The control is highly customizable, provides in-place editing of records in the hierarchy view, and most exciting, supports complex cross-table hierarchies.
We have finished the private preview of the v1 (single table self-referential hierarchies) which is now shipping in D365 Sales to public preview in September. We plan to GA the control in October. If you have a single D365 Sales seat, you can configure the control and make it available to your organization.
The v2 control supporting complex cross-table hierarchies is already in private preview and will GA January or February of 2026.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/sales/hierarchy-visualization
Updated
I'm happy to announce that Microsoft is releasing an advanced Hierarchical Visualization control in Dynamics 365 Sales. The control is highly customizable, provides in-place editing of records in the hierarchy view, and most exciting, supports complex cross-table hierarchies.
Version 1 (Sept. preview, October GA)
The v1 release supports single table 'self-referential' hierarchies. The v1 base release displays customizable tiles in a hierarchy you define. When tiles are selected, a details form side pane is displayed where the records are fully editable. You select a form for the tile and the form for the details page as well as the view used to filter data to just the records you need.
This release introduces 4 different layouts users can toggle between to find a layout that works well with the hierarchy data's shape. Tiles support customizing the size, color, whether to show or hide the profile picture, and the ability to include labels for fields as needed. Build your hierarchy on any Standard or Elastic table in Dataverse, both out-of-the box tables as well as custom tables.
Version 2 (October preview, February GA)
The v2 release builds on the v1 base adding support for customizable complex cross-table hierarchies. An example could be a hierarchy where an Account has child Contacts which have child Opportunities. Each child table included in the hierarchy can be configured to show just records with a direct relationship to the parent, or you can choose to show a full self-referential sub-hierarchy. For example, in the Account > Contacts > Opportunities hierarchy, the Contacts table, any or all of the 3 tables could be configured to display a full self-referential hierarchy. You can design your hierarchies based on your data and business needs.
Licensing: If you have any Dynamics 365 Sales licenses, you can configure the control and make it available to your organization.
v1 documentation is live!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/sales/hierarchy-visualization
Hi Scott,
That sounds really great - especially the support for complex cross-table hierarchies.
I have two questions.
1. Licensing
You write that "if you have a single D365 Sales seat, you can configure the control and make it available to your organization" and "if you have any Dynamics 365 Sales licenses, you can configure the control and make it available to your organization.".
Does that mean, that Power Apps licensed users can use Hierarchical Visualization Control without having a D365 Sales license?
2. Navigate to Hierarchical Visualization Control from views
Will it be possible to navigate to the Hierarchical Visualization Control from views like in the old version?
BR,
Niels