Create an org chart from an Excel worksheet

Create an Organizational Chart using Microsoft Excel as your data source.


TeamOrgChart can create organizational charts from Microsoft Excel.

The spreadsheet must contain:

  • An ID Column: a column that uniquely identifies each person.
  • A Manager Column: a column that identifies each individual's manager.

These two columns form the basis for creating the hierarchy.

The other columns in the spreadsheet are used to show data within the organization chart.

Typically, these will include things such as name, job title, department, and telephone number. However, there are no specific requirements. The additional columns can be displayed in the chart boxes, used within conditional rules, and shown in the information pop-up window.

Create a chart from Excel table

  1. From the Dashboard, select Create Org Chart.
  2. Name the chart and select Microsoft Excel as the data source.
  3. Drag and drop your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet onto the spreadsheet upload panel. Or click the 'Upload' button and then browse and locate your file. You’ll see a table showing a portion of the spreadsheet data. Click 'Import Positions' to load it into TeamOrgChart.
  4. At the next step, you are required to pick the columns from your spreadsheet data that hold the Unique and Manager Id’s. At this point you can also give TeamOrgChart hints as to which columns contain names, email addresses and departments.
  5. TeamOrgChart will attempt to locate the person at the top of the organization and display the first three levels of the chart starting from their position. The chart is now ready for further customisation.

Create a chart from a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet stored in OneDrive

  1. Grant permission for TeamOrgChart to access the Excel documents on your OneDrive.
  2. Search for and select the desired Excel Spreadsheet.
  3. Configure your essential columns. ID and Parent Key columns form the basis for creating the hierarchy.
  4. Click Create from button. TeamOrgChart will then build your Org Chart from your data.