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.