The Relationship connector (available as a Visio stencil) is designed to make it easy to display hierarchical dependencies used in various diagram types for system and service mapping. It works well with data sources such as CMDB’s and spreadsheets as it can quickly highlight errors in data, as well as clearly show the dependencies between key components. This connector was developed to support automated system diagramming from AssetGen SysMap as well as work with other data sources. The connector integrates with Visio’s shape data feature to display the type of relationship the connector represents. The Relationship connector can display labels in multiple ways, with the default being to display the text of the relationship type. The long form version displays the names of the start and end configuration items, as well as the relationship type. The auto align version aligns text parallel to the connector.