# Expand/collapse hierarchy

Inforiver provides a number of options to manage hierarchies such as expanding or collapsing row/column hierarchies to specified levels, descendants and more. Currently, in a native Power BI matrix, you cannot expand or collapse columns freely as you can do with rows. 

With Inforiver, you can expand/collapse specific columns to reveal their children, just as we can do with the row hierarchies in the native Power BI visual.

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> ## **Related resources**
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> #### Feature highlights
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> [Excel-like pivot analysis in Power BI](https://inforiver.com/excel-like-pivot-analysis-powerbi/)
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> #### User guide
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> [Manage hierarchies](https://docs.inforiver.com/working-with-inforiver/3.-basic-interactions/manage-hierarchies)
>
> #### Blogs
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> [Expand/collapse column hierarchy in Power BI](https://inforiver.com/blog/feature-highlights/expand-collapse-column-hierarchy-in-power-bi/)


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