Recursive embeddable schema to build up a tree

Question

I would like to build up a tree of components in a component as shown below. This would require an embeddable schema setup in which it would have a component link field and an embeddable schema which would link to itself. Is this possible in Tridion?

Of course alternatively I can do this by component-linking Component AA and Component AB from Component A and so on. In that approach these loose components themselves will have to include their children components.

But this is not what I want as I would like to define the relationship between all the Components in a single Component.

Answer 1

If you build an embedded schema model deeper than two levels, you will find that it is nightmare to use in the gui. I sugest that you look at category and keyword navigation design pattern instead, which will let you build a tree of relationships you are looking for.

Add a metadata schema to manage any additional properties you need,

https://docs.sdl.com/783502/676687/sdl-tridion-sites-9-1/intelligent-navigation

Answer 2

There is no supported recursive schemas option in Tridion. You have to define schemas for each level and then link them.

Sorry to break your heart, but sometimes Tridion is cruel and is not kind to navigation items. A lot of us have tried different approaches and most of them are semi-hard-coded with a lot of assumptions.