Assign multiple records to a single graphic in Visio (Or SharePoint 2013 in Office 365)

Question

Hello,
I would like to make a live seating chart for an event.  I am pulling data from a SharePoint 2013 list that has names and table numbers (and other stuff).  There will be 10 names per table.  Each name is a record, not each table number. 
10 names will have the same table number.  I can only see where Visio lets me attach one record to a graphic.  I can automatically link Tbl# (in my list) to
Table_No in the graphic but it will only pick up the first entry, not all 10.  Is there a way to tell Visio to look at the list, and where
Tbl# equals Table_No attach the first and last name from all 10 records to the graphic?  I want it to be dynamic so when they edit the list, the tables change accordingly.
Maybe there is an app for that in SharePoint?  I am working on Office 365 SharePoint.
Thank you for any assistance.
Richard Twigg

Answer 1

Hi rtwigg,
seems this is one of visio graphics limitation regarding the external data.
visio graphics, may only support for one row.
you may consider this idea :
"It is a good idea to separate your rows into visual units so that you have everything you need and nothing else in a single row. To link a shape to a data row, simply drag the row from the external data window and drop it on the shape. A default data
graphic should immediately appear next to the shape displaying some data from the row. From here you are able to customize the graphic to fit your needs"
by means, you may need to use the visio client.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visio/archive/2010/02/05/no-code-mashups-with-visio-services-and-web-part-connections.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff408345.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff394649.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visio/archive/2010/02/21/the-visio-services-javascript-mashup-api.aspx
Regards,
Aries
Microsoft Online Community Support
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