# TreeList - Working with Flat Data

The Kendo UI for Vue TreeList provides a built-in functionality that converts flat data to a hierarchical tree that can be visualized by the component.

To covert the flat data to a tree, use the [`createDataTree`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui-develop/components/treelist/api/createdatatree) function of the TreeList as demonstrated in the following example.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui/treelist/flat-data/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the TreeList](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui-develop/components/treelist/api/treelistprops)