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The hierarchy layout property controls the layout of the hierarchy levels when added to a table, when the same variable is used as a personalized filter question. Note that this property is only available when these criteria are fulfilled. There are two options:
- Flat - first all items in the top level of the hierarchy are displayed, then all siblings of the next level of the hierarchy, repeated for each level .
Figure 1 - Example of a flat hierarchy layout
- Nested - The first item from the top level of the hierarchy is displayed, followed by all that item's children (with any sub-levels following the appropriate child), then the next item from the top level followed by its children with appropriate sub-levels, then the next item from the top level etc. .
Figure 2 - Example of a nested hierarchy layout
You can set the default value for the hierarchy layout (nested or flat) in the default header settings for the table style (go to Default Header Settings for more information). Note that for new reports where the hierarchy header is also the assigned personalized question, the Hierarchy layout will be set to "Nested" as default.