Diagrams allow you to show and interact with many assets and their relations in an easy-to-read format. They help identify how a specific asset is related to other assets.
You can find the diagram for an asset on the Diagram tab of the asset page. You can use the diagram editor to customize how a diagram is shown. Collibra provides several out-of-the-box diagram views for common use cases, and you can also create and share your own diagram views.
Diagram UIs
Collibra offers the following types of user interfaces (UIs) for diagrams. The diagram UI available in your environment depends on the environment configuration.
New diagram UI
The new diagram UI has the following features:
- A modern design with enhanced performance. When you click the Diagrams tab on an asset page, the diagram opens within the Diagrams tab.
- The Explorer button to switch a diagram to the Explorer mode.
- The option to use Collibra AI to automatically generate descriptions for diagram pictures.
This new diagram UI is enabled by default for the latest UI.
New diagram canvas (in preview)
Note If you enable the new diagram canvas, it will replace the new diagram UI.
The new diagram canvas includes a simplified header navigation for working with diagrams. It offers the same options as the new diagram UI but with a different layout, such as:
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View options in the header (Layout, Traversal Strategy, and Depth) are grouped under Display options.
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Edit view options are renamed and grouped under
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(Edit name and description) is now Edit details. -
(Save (as) view) is now Duplicate view. -
(Share view) is now Copy link. -
(Delete view) is still Delete view.
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Zoom toolbar options are grouped together on the right side of the diagram.
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All other toolbar options are grouped together below the diagram.
Administrators can enable this layout (in preview) through the Diagrams > New diagram canvas setting in Collibra Console.
Old diagram UI
The old diagram UI shows a classic UI that opens in a new browser window. In the latest UI, the old diagram UI is shown only if new diagram UI or new diagram canvas has been disabled.
