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You can use the Info Map to dynamically visualize objects and their relationships to other objects. When you select an object, it is displayed as a central node surrounded by its related objects displayed also as nodes. When you select another object node, you make that object the focus of the Info Map and it is displayed as the central node surrounded by its own related objects.

How can I interact with the Info Map?

  • Drag and reposition individual object nodes in the window using the mouse or touch screen control.

  • Zoom and resize objects in the display using the mouse wheel or touch screen control.

You interact with the Info Map and change how objects are presented using the following tool-bar commands:

Name

Icon

Description

Single Mode

Displays a single node surrounded by its related objects and relationships.

Follow Mode

Displays multiple nodes each surrounded by their related objects and relationships, which allows you to follow the expansion and grow a relationship tree.

The follow mode is disabled when you view the Info Map from the object details form.

Reset

Resets the node positions back to their original position.

Clear History

Clears the Info Map expansion history and returns the display the selected node and its related objects.

Hide Node Names

Hides the names of each node displayed in the window.

Show Node Names

Shows the names of each node displayed in the window.

Zoom to Fit

Fits all the displayed object nodes into the window.

Undo

Undoes the last selected node expansion.

Redo

Redoes the last selected node expansion.

When a relationship node displays a number, clicking the node displays the objects in a results table.

What are the node commands?

When you hover over any object node, the following commands display around the selected node:

Name

Icon

Description

Actions

Opens the Actions menu for the selected object node.

Details

Displays the Object Details form for the selected object node.

View and Markup

VIEW FILE(S)

Displays any files attached to the selected object node.

Due to a limitation in Microsoft Internet Explorer, these commands can become hidden behind other nodes. Drag the node clear of other nodes to see them.

Number counts on a node indicates multiple objects. Clicking the node displays the objects in a Results grid.