Structure Charts: Control Connection Points

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Customizing connection line entry and exit ports gives corporate teams enhanced flexibility when structuring entity relationship charts. Controlling connection ports allows users to transform wide horizontal charts into structured vertical presentations, ensuring entity hierarchies and subsidiary branches display clearly.

Overview

Chart Port Control allows users to customize the exact entry and exit sides for connection lines on entity shapes. Configuring port positions enables linear and vertical layout alignments for complex ownership structures while maintaining clear visual connections.

Availability: Customers on the Enterprise 2024 plan and Enterprise Charts Add-On


Prepare Chart Layout for Vertical Alignment

  1. Open the target chart within the Charts section

  2. Click Connections to expand line display settings

  3. Toggle off ownership totals to clear percentage boxes between connection lines

  4. Select entity nodes on the canvas to expand required subsidiary branches

  5. Filter out individual person records to display entity shapes exclusively

  6. Click Layout options and select Set Fixed Node Size to standardize shape dimensions across the canvas


Adjust Connection Line Entry and Exit Ports

  1. Right-click the target entity shape on the chart canvas

  2. Select Entry from the context menu and choose the preferred entry side, such as Right or Left

  3. Right-click the entity shape again to configure outgoing connection lines

  4. Select Exit from the context menu and choose the preferred exit direction

  5. Drag the reconfigured entity shapes into the preferred vertical order on the canvas

  6. Repeat port assignments for additional entity shapes or custom geometries, such as triangular partnership nodes


Save Custom Vertical Chart Layout

  1. Click Save Chart View to preserve custom shape positions and port assignments

  2. Enter a descriptive title into the Name field, such as Vertical Chart

  3. Select team sharing preferences to grant access to organizational members

  4. Click Save to store the layout view


Additional Important Notes / Tips

Note: 

  • Configure connection line entry and exit ports prior to manually dragging entity shapes into position to prevent dynamic chart recalculations from resetting layout placement

  • Port control settings apply to all entity shape types, including custom shapes like limited partnership triangles


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