Viewing Object Hierarchy
In OneData, you can view a graphical representation of all related and hierarchical objects through the Data Hierarchy menu.
To see the object hierarchy, the selected object must be configured to show the following two fields:
Is Description Column. Designates a column as the object’s description. This is defined in the column of the base object. The description that displays depends on whether one or multiple columns are defined as description columns. If no columns is defined as the description,
OneData displays an error message in the graphical viewer. If the selected column is related to a foreign key, the column name appears as a link which allows you to navigate to the record of the referenced object. The records are visible in view or edit mode, depending on your user permissions.
Navigation Option. This property exists at the relationship level between objects. If not enabled,
OneData does not display the relationships.
OneData displays the parent and child relationships for all levels of the selected record. For more information about object hierarchy, see Implementing webMethods OneData.
To view the data hierarchy of an object
1. On the Menu toolbar, click View > Browse.
2. Navigate to the object that you want to view and select it.
3. Optionally, enter filtering criteria and click Apply Filter to display records.
4. Select a record and click View > Data Hierarchy.
Note: If you are using this option for the first time, you will be prompted to download an applet.
5. Choose a different layout in the Hierarchy Display selector:
AR Tree
Hierarchical
Orthogonal
Organic
Circular