In this article, learn how to represent multiple reporting relationships for an individual on your org chart.
In Built, each person must have a primary position, but can also have as many secondary positions (or dotted line relationships) as needed. The primary position is shown on the org chart with a solid line. A person's secondary positions are represented by dashed/dotted lines on the org chart.
Common scenarios to utilize dotted line relationships:
An assistant reports to multiple executives.
A person is temporarily filling an open position until a new person is hired.
A person wears many "hats" within your organization, and you'd like to represent this on the org chart.
To create a dotted line position for an individual:
Only Company Admins, HR Admins, or HR Managers can create a dotted line position. Learn more about managing user roles and permissions.
From the main menu, navigate to the Org Chart page.
Find the person who will report to multiple people/positions.
Hover over the position card and click on the three-dot menu, then click Add Dotted Line Relationship.
In the window that opens, type the name of the person they will report to in this new dotted line relationship.
​You must type the name of someone who is already on the org chart.Enter an optional title for the new secondary position.
Click Save.
The person should now appear on your org chart twice—once in their primary position with a solid line connector, and once in their new dotted line position with a dashed line connector.
To create a dotted line relationship by working in the other direction, from the manager downward instead of from the employee upward:
Create an open or filled position under the manager of the new reporting relationship by clicking the three-dot menu on the manager’s position card and then clicking Add New Position Below.
In the Add Position window, type the name of the person who should fill that position. Even if the person already has a primary position elsewhere in the organization, the system will let you place them in this new position as well and create a dotted line to the new manager.
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