Use this screen to see a visual representation of relationship
details for the selected entity, including entity attributes, related
entities, and entity events.
Graph area (Canvas)
The body of the graph is referred to as the canvas. It contains
the graphic representation of the relationships and shows you which
attributes link the entities.
Click the objects (nodes) on the graph to reposition them on the
graph. If a hyperlink attribute exists, use Ctrl + Click to
follow the link.
Right-click menu options
- Graph Layout
- Changes the current layout and position of graph nodes. Each object
on the graph is referred to as a node
- Experiment with the graph layout settings until you find the setting
that works for you. These settings are purely subjective to your tastes
and needs while reviewing entity relationships on this graph.
- Anneal
- Select this setting to distribute nodes evenly. The anneal setting
makes the graph edge-lengths uniform, minimizes line-crossings, and
keeps nodes from coming too close to the edge of the graph.
- Hierarchical
- Select this setting to displays nodes according to hierarchy. The
hierarchical setting works best on directed graphs that have an overall
flow, or graphs that have some starting points, some ending points,
and some overall flow between those points.
- Organic
- Select this setting to distributes the vertices of the graph evenly.
The organic setting makes edge-lengths uniform and reflects graph
symmetry, but it does not allow you to show related entities.
- Self Organizing
- Select this setting to create uniformly spaced clusters of linked
graph nodes.
- Random
- Select this setting to randomly scatter graph nodes.
- Tilt
- Select this setting to shift or tilt the graph node placement
of the previously selected graph layout.
- Circle
- Select this setting to arrange graph nodes into a circle that
has even spacing between neighboring graph nodes.
- Zoom
- Select a setting to change the display size of the canvas within
the current screen size.
- 75%
- Displays the graph at 75% of its original size.
- 50%
- Displays the graph at 50% of its original size.
- Show All Attributes
- Displays all attributes assigned to that entity.
- Hide Attribute
- Hides the selected attribute.
- Show Related Entities
- Displays all other entities that relate to that entity, as well
as a graphical representation of how those entities are related. This
option is not available if the current Graph Layout setting is Organic.
- Entity Resume
- Opens the Entity Resume window and displays a detailed summary
of all information known about that entity.
- Entity Events
- Opens the Entity Events screen and displays information about
the events that are associated with the entity. This option is only
available if the selected entity has associated events.
- Show Entity Graph
- Opens the Entity Graph window and displays a visual representation
of information about only that entity
Adjust Graph options
- Zoom slider
- Move the zoom indicator to resize the canvas.
- Layout Constraint
- Select a layout bounds constraint for the canvas size.
Properties table
Select a node on the graph, and this table provides the properties
of the selected node: Attributes or entities.