To achieve the desired multi-level group structure, your Excel spreadsheet should look similar to this:
![Excel spreadsheet setup for multi-level group structure](http://yed.yworks.com/support/qa/?qa=blob&qa_blobid=8478045467419306264)
In yEd's Excel import dialog, on the Data tab, choose the values as depicted here (you may see the entire image by using your browser's 'View Image' command):
![](http://yed.yworks.com/support/qa/?qa=blob&qa_blobid=7562950092846941679)
On the Presentation tab of the same dialog, use these settings, for example:
![](http://yed.yworks.com/support/qa/?qa=blob&qa_blobid=18353403788391429668)
Clicking Ok in the dialog will then give the following result:
![](http://yed.yworks.com/support/qa/?qa=blob&qa_blobid=15548275582371219618)