Picture toolbar

The toolbar of the picture editor helps you to edit settings that apply to the entire picture.

Button Name Description
Layout

Select a layout. The layout determines the location of nodes and edges, but does not change which nodes and edges are shown.

Layout Description
Hierarchy left - right Nodes and edges are shown in a flow, mostly from left to right. This is the default layout.
Flow / Context

Nodes and edges are shown in a flow and a context region. In the flow region, nodes are shown mostly from left to right. The context region is shown above the flow region. The edges that begin or end with a node in the context region are shown with less emphasis (thinner and light gray).

You can choose which nodes are in the context region by selecting the Context checkbox in the Node Properties section. If there are no nodes in the context region, the Flow / Context layout produces the same result as Hierarchy left - right.

Note For an edge between a flow node and a context node, the "from" node must be in the flow region and the "to" node in the context region.
Hierarchy top - down Nodes and edges are shown in a flow, from top to bottom.
Hierarchy bottom - up Nodes and edges are shown in a flow, from bottom to top.
Circular

Nodes and edges are arranged in a circular fashion.

Boxing nodes aren't supported in this layout. Therefore:

  • The diagram or picture is completely redrawn.
  • The explored nodes are removed from the diagram or picture.
  • The nodes expand or collapse to their initial state.
  • Returning to a layout that supports boxing nodes completely redraws the diagram or picture.
Radial

Nodes and edges are shown in a radial fashion, with no overlaps, few edge crossings, and few bends.

Boxing nodes aren't supported in the Radial layout. This has the same consequences as those described for the Circular layout.
Smart Organic Nodes and edges are distributed in a well-balanced manner, with few edge crossings.

Symbol Zoom In icon

Zoom in Zoom in on the picture.

Symbol Zoom Out icon

Zoom out Zoom out from the picture.

Actual size icon

Zoom to readable size Zoom the picture to a size that is readable.

Fit to screen icon

Shrink to fit Zoom the picture to a size that fits the screen.

Browse icon

Overview Show or hide the overview inset that enables you to zoom and navigate.

Label icon

Labels Show or hide the labels of the edges and complex relations.

Overlay icon

Overlays

Show or hide overlays for all nodes in the picture.

If the view does not have any defined overlays, the button is grayed out.

Export icon

Export Export the picture as a PDF or SVG file to your default downloads folder.

Refresh icon

Redraw Discard all the changes that you made to the picture and restore it to the initial state.

Legend icon

Legend

Show or hide the legend box containing the explanation of the nodes.

Legend to explain color codes and symbols of the items in the diagram or picture.

For each asset type and complex relation type that is visible on the diagram or picture, 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 or picture. You can use this to expand or collapse all nodes of the same type.

Eye icon

Preview Show or hide the preview pane on the right side of the screen. It contains information about the characteristics of the currently selected node (asset or complex relation).

Picture icon

Picture

 Create a picture based on the picture. If Collibra AI is enabled, a description is automatically generated for the picture.

Search icon

Find

 Find a node in the picture.

Full screen icon

Fullscreen

 Show the current picture in full-screen mode. The button changes to , to exit full-screen mode.