Custom Filter Configurations
You may want to have various display scenarios for your graphical impact analysis. For example, in one case you might want to restrict the depth of the association tree to two levels, but in another case you might want to have no such restriction. You can save these configuration scenarios for recall at a later stage by opening the Configuration tab and entering a new name in the appropriate text field. This lets you save your current configuration scenario under a name of your choice. If you have defined several scenarios, you can select the one you require by choosing it from the Configuration tab.
In the graphical view, there are four tabs (Types, Associations, Controls and Configuration) to allow you to set configuration parameters that control how the impact analysis is displayed.
Use the following procedure to define your own filter configuration.
To specify the filter settings
1. Choose Impact Analysis from the context menu of an asset's link.
Or: Choose
Impact Analysis from the
Actions menu in asset detail page.
2. Ensure that you are using the graphical view rather than the tabular view.
3. If you want to display or hide specific object types, make appropriate selections from the Types tab.
You can choose a predefined entry such as Types > Assets > Assets to restrict the display to show just assets rather than all objects.
You can further refine the filter settings by choosing the Custom entry for the chosen type. For example, for the Asset type, choose Types > Assets > Custom. In the ensuing menu, select the asset types you want to display.
4. If you want to display or hide specific association types, make appropriate selections from the Associations tab.
You can choose a predefined entry such as Associations > Relationship Attributes > Relationship Attributes to restrict the display to show just relationship associations rather than all associations.
You can further refine the filter settings by choosing the Custom entry for the chosen type. For example, for the Relationship Attributes type, choose Associations > Relationship Attributes > Custom. In the ensuing menu, select the association types you want to display.
5. If you want to control the nesting depth of the associations displayed, make the appropriate selection from the Controls tab.
For a nesting depth of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, choose the appropriate numbered icon. For a level deeper than 5, enter the required value in the Custom field.
In certain cases, when the text area of the label exceeds the width of the text box, the excess characters are simply not displayed. In such cases, for labels that you know will contain a certain amount of text, then it is recommended that you use the Label Width entry and specify the desired width of the label (although it may take some trial-and-error to get the result you want).
6. Expand the Configuration tab and enter a new name in the text field at the end of the panel. Then click Save.
