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Overview

The Hierarchy View displays your items in a flow diagram format, making it easy to understand dependencies and parent-child relationships. It’s ideal for visualizing complex structures and tracing work back to strategic initiatives.
Hierarchy View

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Key Features

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Flow Diagram

Items are displayed as nodes connected by lines showing relationships:
  • Nodes: Each item appears as a card/node
  • Connections: Lines connect parent items to their children
  • Flow direction: Typically flows from left to right or top to bottom

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Node Display

Each node shows:
  • Item name: The title of the item
  • Item type badge: Color-coded indicator (Initiative, Epic, Story, etc.)
  • Key details: Status, dates, product area
Hierarchy Node

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Multi-Level Hierarchy

The view supports deep nesting: 
Initiative
└── Epic
    └── Story
        └── Task
            └── Bug
Wey supports unlimited nesting depth, so you can model complex product structures.

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Interacting with the View

  • Pan: Click and drag on the canvas to move around
  • Zoom: Use scroll wheel or pinch to zoom in/out
  • Fit to view: Use the toolbar button to fit all nodes on screen

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Selecting Nodes

Click on a node to:
  • Highlight the node and its connections
  • Open the detail panel for editing
  • See related parent and child items

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Expanding/Collapsing

Control which levels are visible:
  • Collapse: Hide children of a node to simplify the view
  • Expand: Show all children of a node
  • Expand All / Collapse All: Use toolbar buttons for bulk actions

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Grouping

Items can be grouped to show organizational context:
Grouped Hierarchy
GroupingDescription
ProductGroup by Product, then show Product Areas
PriorityGroup by Strategic Priority
NoneShow pure parent-child hierarchy

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Use Cases

Use the hierarchy view to trace how individual tasks connect back to strategic initiatives.
Visualize complex dependencies and identify potential bottlenecks.
Export the hierarchy view to show work breakdown structure to stakeholders.
Help new team members understand how work is organized and connected.

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Best Practices

  • Start from Initiatives: Begin at the top level to see the full picture
  • Use grouping: Group by product to see how different product areas relate
  • Collapse completed work: Hide finished items to focus on active work
  • Export for documentation: Use the export feature to include in project docs

Item Hierarchy

Learn how to create and manage parent-child relationships.

Timeline View

See the same items on a timeline.