Diagram editor

The diagram editor allows you to view and edit diagrams.

Important 

In Collibra 2025.06, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Diagrams in the latest UI! You can learn more about this new diagram UI in Diagrams.

Use the following options to see the documentation for the new diagram UI or for the old diagram UI:

Image of a diagram editor

Number Description
  • View: Name of the current view. You can select a different view from a list of pinned diagram views for the asset. To see all available diagram views for the asset, in the View drop-down list, click Show all.
  • Layout: Determines the location of nodes and edges in the diagram.
  • Traversal Strategy: Determines which nodes and edges are traversed and shown in the diagram.
  • Depth: Controls the size of the diagram.
  • Plus icon (Add view): To create a new diagram view, starting from the selected node.
  • Cogwheel icon (Add diagram view configuration): To edit the configuration of the diagram view.
  • Edit icon (Edit name and description): To edit the name and description of the diagram view.
  • Save icon (Save (as) view): To save the diagram view as a new view.
  • Share icon (Share view): To share the diagram view.
  • Trash icon (Delete view): To delete the diagram view.
  • Delete outline rounded icon

Toolbar to work with the diagram.
Actual depiction of the traceability of the current asset, based on the selected diagram view.

Overview with a box to zoom and navigate the diagram. The overview appears when you click Browse icon (Overview).

Tip This is useful when the diagram is too large to fit the screen. You can move the box anywhere in the diagram.

Legend to explain color codes and symbols of the items in the diagram. You can move the legend box to anywhere in the diagram.

For each asset type and complex relation type that is visible on the diagram, the legend shows the color and symbol, followed by the name of the type. If all occurrences of a given type are boxed inside collapsed boxing nodes, that type is not visible and therefore, not shown in the legend.

Tip  Click an item in the legend to select all occurrences of that type in the diagram. You can use this to expand or collapse all nodes of the same type.

Diagram preview pane with information about the selected node in the diagram.

No. Name Description
1 View title

Name and description of the current diagram view.

You can select a different view from a list of pinned and applicable views for an asset of this type. You can open the list of views when you click the view name and then Show all.

2 Diagram toolbar Toolbar to work with the diagram.
3 View bar menu Icons to manage the diagram view.
4 Icon to create a new diagram view, starting from the selected node.
5

Icon to edit the current diagram view.

6 Icon to edit the name and description of the current diagram view.
7 Icon to save the diagram view as a new view.
8 Icon to share the diagram view.
9 Icon to delete the diagram view.
10 Diagram Actual depiction of the traceability of the current asset, according to the selected diagram view.
11 Overview ()

Box to zoom and navigate a diagram that is too large to fit the screen.

You can move it to anywhere in the diagram.

12 Legend

Legend to explain color codes and symbols of the items in the diagram. You can move the legend box to anywhere in the diagram.

For each asset type and complex relation type that is visible on the diagram, the legend shows the color and symbol, followed by the name of the type. If all occurrences of a given type are boxed inside collapsed boxing nodes, that type is not visible and therefore, not shown in the legend.

Tip  Click an item in the legend to select all occurrences of that type in the diagram. You can use this to expand or collapse all nodes of the same type.

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Preview pane

Preview pane with information about the selected node.