1. A method of visualizing a hierarchy, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of data records of a hierarchy that has a plurality of nodes, wherein a node includes at least zero data records and at least zero other nodes, the data records each including a field that identifies the position of the record in the hierarchy; displaying a plurality of levels to represent the hierarchy, the displaying including displaying a glyph to represent a node of each branch of the hierarchy, radially arranging nodes that are at a common level in the hierarchy, and connecting nodes to portray hierarchical relationships; selectively labeling at least some of the nodes; and displaying records that terminate at a given node as glyphs arranged on a pan located beneath the node at which the records terminate.
1. A method of visualizing a hierarchy, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of data records of a hierarchy that has a plurality of nodes, wherein a node includes at least zero data records and at least zero other nodes, the data records each including a field that identifies the position of the record in the hierarchy; displaying a plurality of levels to represent the hierarchy, the displaying including displaying a glyph to represent a node of each branch of the hierarchy, radially arranging nodes that are at a common level in the hierarchy, and connecting nodes to portray hierarchical relationships; selectively labeling at least some of the nodes; and displaying records that terminate at a given node as glyphs arranged on a pan located beneath the node at which the records terminate. 4. A method of visualizing a hierarchy in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising color coding a glyph representing a record depending on a property of the record.