Picture toolbar

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

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:

New Diagram UI Old Diagram UI

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.

Show the options.

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

Zoom in

Zoom in on the picture.

Zoom out

Zoom out from the picture.

Zoom to readable size

Zoom the picture to a size that is readable.

Shrink to fit

Zoom the picture to a size that fits the screen.

Overview

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

Labels

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

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

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

Redraw

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

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 picture. You can move the legend box to anywhere in the picture.

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

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

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

Find

Find a node in the picture.

Fullscreen

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

, to exit full-screen mode.