# Align a goal under a parent

Nest a goal under a parent goal so its progress rolls up, or add a sub-goal straight from the parent.

Aligning a goal puts it under a parent, so it shows in the parent's tree and can feed its progress.

**Who can do this:** anyone who can edit the goal. The parent must be an organization goal, a goal of a team you're on, or a goal you can check in on. Org Admins can align under any goal.

## Set or change a goal's parent {#set-a-parent}

1. Open the goal's ⋯ menu and choose **More fields**, then **Alignment**. You can also use the **Parent** pill in the edit dialog, or **Align to a parent goal** under an unaligned goal's title.
2. Search for the parent and pick it. To remove the parent, pick **No parent**.

![The Alignment tab: the goal with its parent above it and its Child Goals below.](https://help.brev.io/doc-assets/screenshots/goal-detail-alignment-tab.png)

> **Tip: Success check**
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> The goal page reads "Contributes to" and the parent's name. The parent's Alignment tab lists the goal under Child Goals.

## Add a sub-goal from the parent {#add-a-sub-goal}

1. Open the parent's ⋯ menu and choose **Add**, then **Add child**.
2. Type a title. The dialog copies the parent's Scope, team, time period, tags and privacy.
3. Click the create button. Its label follows the type, such as Create Metric.

![The goal dialog opened with Add child, its Parent pill already set to the goal the menu came from.](https://help.brev.io/doc-assets/screenshots/goals-list-adding-a-child.png)

> **Tip: Success check**
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> The sub-goal appears indented under its parent, which expands to show it.

To drag a goal under another in a view, see [Align goals by dragging](https://help.brev.io/views-default/#drag-to-align).

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