# Flat vs Tree View

By default, the resources and events will be listed in a flat view ie., without a parent/child association. By enabling **Tree View**, gopaddle renders the resources in a hierarchical format.

**Eg. Flat view for Deployments**

<figure><img src="/files/xfUHXsUcBj4jzbYLaeoa" alt=""><figcaption><p>Cluster Flat View</p></figcaption></figure>

**Eg. Tree view for Deployments**

<figure><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/BfnP9PieOfozZENFaFSfi3M2z723rO-FjhpmTBWaK0lednxZzwjmO9mnW47e1GUT3aueD5Un5_Fw49Iaw80zqPhVbBXxEcodZnpwpg-7mI72BgH1Mwfw2ztWOdn8zdED8vzD07cjS-Slgq7Inoxym7I" alt=""><figcaption><p>Tree View</p></figcaption></figure>

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**Performance Considerations**

Tree View is a resource intensive operation and thus can be slow. However, tree view is helpful in situations where the users need additional context during troubleshooting. Check [Enhancing contents of runbooks](/overview/runbook-hub/enhancing-contents-of-runbooks-with-ai.md) and [AI Chat](/overview/ai-assistant/chat-with-ai.md) sections for more information on tree view helps.

In case of Lite or Enterprise edition, it is possible to fine tune the filter performance for a kubernetes cluster. Check the [Improving performance of resource discovery](/overview/improving-performance-of-resource-discovery.md) section for improving the performance.
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