Multipe positions for a same employee

Hi,

When I am making an org chart using an excel file, if 1 employee has more
than one position, I got an error message saying that "Invalid data: 3619.
Eliminate duplicates in the column (field) that uniquely identifies each
record."

But I need to have both positions in the org chart so the employee has to
appear twice in the org chart maybe not in the same manager line...

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Assé

The Wizard won't accept duplicate entries. You could fool it by adding an
initial such that the entries look different. Then, if you want, go back and
edit the names in Visio. Note, this approach produces separate boxes for the
same employee.

Alternatively, you can copy and paste the employee box to the 2nd and other
reporting chains.

Or, if you only want a single box, then you can use the dotted line to
connect the employee to his alternate managers.

Hope this helps.
Wapperdude



"Assé" wrote:

Hi,

When I am making an org chart using an excel file, if 1 employee has more
than one position, I got an error message saying that "Invalid data: 3619.
Eliminate duplicates in the column (field) that uniquely identifies each
record."

But I need to have both positions in the org chart so the employee has to
appear twice in the org chart maybe not in the same manager line...

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Assé

You could consider making an Org Chart of Job Positions, which are occupied
by Employees.


"WapperDude" wrote in message
...
The Wizard won't accept duplicate entries. You could fool it by adding an
initial such that the entries look different. Then, if you want, go back
and
edit the names in Visio. Note, this approach produces separate boxes for
the
same employee.

Alternatively, you can copy and paste the employee box to the 2nd and
other
reporting chains.

Or, if you only want a single box, then you can use the dotted line to
connect the employee to his alternate managers.

Hope this helps.
Wapperdude



"Assé" wrote:

Hi,

When I am making an org chart using an excel file, if 1 employee has more
than one position, I got an error message saying that "Invalid data:
3619.
Eliminate duplicates in the column (field) that uniquely identifies each
record."

But I need to have both positions in the org chart so the employee has to
appear twice in the org chart maybe not in the same manager line...

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Assé

--
David Parker
Microsoft MVP (Visio)
http://bvisual.spaces.live.com
http://www.visualizinginformation.com

There is a way to get single employee to be shown with multiple reports and
in separate boxes. The easiest way to explain it is to create a simple org
chart by hand, with at least one employee shown twice. Use the export
wizard. The resulting Excel file will contain the necessary formating and
can serve as a template. Rather than using an initial to trick the import
wizard, the Excel file contains separate and unique shape ID's.

Enjoy!
Wapperdude

"WapperDude" wrote:

The Wizard won't accept duplicate entries. You could fool it by adding an
initial such that the entries look different. Then, if you want, go back and
edit the names in Visio. Note, this approach produces separate boxes for the
same employee.

Alternatively, you can copy and paste the employee box to the 2nd and other
reporting chains.

Or, if you only want a single box, then you can use the dotted line to
connect the employee to his alternate managers.

Hope this helps.
Wapperdude



"Assé" wrote:

Hi,

When I am making an org chart using an excel file, if 1 employee has more
than one position, I got an error message saying that "Invalid data: 3619.
Eliminate duplicates in the column (field) that uniquely identifies each
record."

But I need to have both positions in the org chart so the employee has to
appear twice in the org chart maybe not in the same manager line...

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Assé