Specify diagram settings

You can specify the component display settings in the component properties dialog.

Procedure

  1. Click the inserted Function Flow Widget component. The relevant properties dialog is displayed.
  2. Specify your settings. See the display options list below. For more details see the MashZone NextGen Online Help.
  3. Click the edit mode Interactive mode icon to activate the interactive mode. In the interactive mode you are able to edit the diagram layout. See the display options list below.

    The function flow diagram is layouted automatically. But you can change the diagram layout in the interactive mode manually.

Your settings are applied.

Display Options

General Options

Description

Name

Optional component name.

Container

Show/Hide header: Shows/Hides the header as well as the title of the component, and resizes the content of the container. Click the icon again to hide/show the header.

Show/Hide border: Shows/Hides the outline of the component container. Click the icon again to hide/show the outline.

Auto refresh

Specifies the automatic data retrieval for the component.

Specific function flow widget options

Description

Interactive mode

Activates the interactive mode. The interactive mode (edit mode) enables you to perform the following actions.

- You can resize the diagram using the mouse wheel.

- You can move the entire diagram or the individual function symbols using drag and drop. To move the complete graph, click an empty space within the widget and hold down the mouse button. You can move the graph until you release the mouse button.

You can select a connection value. You can select a value in the widget Settings menu if you have set at least one value using the Additional connection values option in the Assign data (2/2) dialog. See Assign data sources.

- You can enable the magnifier. Click Settings and select Enable magnifier.

- You can modify the relevance slider view and the relevance slider value. The slider value is not saved in the dashboard

Layout

Reset initial: Restores the initial diagram layout

Zoom

Reset: Restores the initial diagram size

Relevance slider

Enables the relevance slider in the dashboard view and edit mode.

Connection labels

Displays the connection values in the diagram. The connection values defined in the data assignment can be displayed or hidden beside the connections. By default, the relevance values are displayed beside the connections. If an additional connection value is defined, it is displayed as a the connection value instead. If more than one additional connection value is defined, a drop-down menu is provided in the settings menu for you to select the values that are to be displayed beside the connections. By default, the first additional connection value is displayed.

Connection weight

Displays the connection weight in the diagram. The connection weight is indicated by the connection thickness.