# Dependencies child/parent

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dependencies-child-parent/142504>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-graph\
**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dependencies-child-parent/142504 "2018-08-01T08:18:38Z")\
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> [@tkrol](#):
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> Can we specify on Graph what is a child and parent?

Hi Tom,  
The graph API is not designed to easily support the notion of hierarchies with parent and child relationship. This thread is related: [How do you build a org chart?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-do-you-build-a-org-chart/60225)

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