Graph Card

Access

The Graph card is found in the Object Manager opened in one of the following ways:

When the Object Manager opens, click on the Graph tab to open the Graph card.


Purpose


Features


Control Buttons

Button Description
 Zoom Menu Provides an option menu that allows you to scale the graph to ranges between 15% and 200% of normal (100%) size.
 Zoom Out Provides a wider coverage of the graph area.
 Zoom In Provides a detailed look at an area of the graph.
 Pan Graph Displays the Pan Graph window with an outline of the entire graph and allows you to select the part of the graph you want to see in detail. The Admin menu on the window allows you to scale the graph to fit the window, and show or hide arcs in the display.
 Multiple Arcs Toggles between viewing all relationships between nodes and viewing only a single link between nodes. The button displays multiple arcs between nodes if there are multiple instances of the relationship between the displayed nodes.
 Layout Returns nodes to their default layout after they've been moved.
 Orientation   Toggles between vertical and horizontal tree orientation.


Right-Mouse-Button Menu

You can also change the view of the graph by selecting nodes in the graph and using the right-mouse-button menu to control the display.

Menu Item Description
Hide Node Hides the selected node or nodes in the graph
Collapse Subgraph Hides all the nodes below the selected node or nodes
Show Immediate Children Displays all the classes or interface types that inherit directly from the selected node or nodes.
Show Parents Displays the class and interface type(s) that the selected node or nodes inherit from.

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