The Node properties form

This section allows you to edit the general properties of the selected node.

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Type a name for the selected node.

Tip By default, this is the name of the asset type or complex relation type. For readability, it is recommended to use the name of the asset type or complex relation type.

You can refer to this node by using its ID in the from and to fields of the edge properties form.

This ID must be unique in the current diagram view.

Choose an asset type.

By default, this is the asset type of the selected node.

Choose the characteristic to use as the display name of the node in the diagram.

If you leave this field empty, the node shows the name of the asset or the name of the complex relation. You can also choose a characteristic, for example, attribute or relation.

The drop-down displays all the characteristics that apply.

Tip You can filter the list by starting to type.

Choose fields that you want to show on the node. For example, you can show characteristics, the status or the parent domain.

The drop-down displays all the fields that you can show.

Tip You can filter the list by starting to type.

Select to place the node in the context region of the diagram.

If not selected, the node is placed in the flow region.

Note This influences the traversal strategy: an edge from a flow node to a context node is always included in the diagram. This edge has to be outgoing from the flow node and incoming to the context node. This means that, when you switch a node from flow to context, you have to flip any edge that is outgoing from this context node and incoming to a flow node. For more information about the traversal strategy, see Which nodes and edges are included in a diagram?.

The options to determine how you want to show boxed nodes by default.

Tip The start node is always visible in the diagram, even when it is boxed inside of a collapsed or locked node.

Select to show boxing nodes and their boxed nodes.

Select to show boxing nodes, but not their boxed nodes. In the resulting diagram, you can expand these boxing nodes.

Select to show boxing nodes, but not their boxed nodes. In the resulting diagram, these nodes are locked, so you cannot expand them.

This section allows you to add, edit and delete the edges.

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This section allows you to work with filters.

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Enable users to filter diagrams by a chosen Business Qualifier asset.

This feature is only available if it is enabled in Collibra Console.