Graph Explorer Panel

The Graph Explorer panel can be used to render assets and their relationships as a simple nodes-and-arrows graph.

To populate a Graph Explorer panel, use Batch Actions > Show in Graph Explorer. For example, to visualize the relationships between all assets in the current collection, open the Local Assets Panel, select all assets and use Batch Actions > Show in Graph Explorer from the batch actions drop down. You can add mode nodes incrementally, e.g. from the Search Panel.

Toolbar Features

  • Remove all nodes from graph clears the content of the graph (without deleting data, of course).

  • Refresh reloads all nodes and edges. Note that the panel does not automatically refresh after edits are done to the data.

  • Layout switches between the available layout algorithms.

Settings

  • Show Overview displays a mini graph, suitable to get an overview of large graphs.

  • Show Types as Legend displays a legend with the types of nodes that are used in their respective colors.

Note

Experienced users can add small graphs based on a computed set of nodes and edges to the Form Panel of individual asset types. For example, the form of “Home” assets contains two graphs to illustrate the included graphs. See dash:GraphViewer for details.

See Also

Further Reading on TopBraid