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Use

A number of graphics functions that do not affect the contents of the database are collected together under the menu option Settings. These settings apply only to the current graphic and cannot be stored.

This section contains information on the following:

  • Header

  • Select (type)

  • Select (objects)

  • Adjust automatically

  • Change partitioning

  • Change sequence

  • Movability on/off

Process

Select (objects)

Select (objects) You can specify here which objects in the graphic are to be selectable (nodes, links, frames).

Header

You can make these settings under this menu option:

  • Activate a header for graphic and print output

  • Activate a header for print output only

  • Deactivate a header for graphic and print output

  • Change a header

To call a dialog box in which you can enter a new text for the second header line, choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Header Next navigation step Change End of the navigation path. If you select Transfer, this text now appears in the graphic.

Adjust automatically

This menu option allows you to activate or deactivate automatic adjustment.

If automatic adjustment is activated, the layout mechanism is activated each time a change is made to the graphic. With each change that is made, the layout with respect to the positioning of the nodes and the paths taken by the links is optimized.

Change partitioning

You can specify here how the inner frames are to be partitioned in maintain mode.

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Change Partitioning End of the navigation path. A screen is displayed in which you can specify how the screen is to be partitioned.

  2. Click the partitioning you require and choose Apply.

Change sequence

You can specify here the sequence of the areas (display, navigation, and insertion area) to be used in maintain mode. Follow the procedure below:

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Change Sequence End of the navigation path. A screen is displayed in which you can specify the sequence.

  2. Click the sequence you require and choose Apply.

Movability on/off

This function allows you to activate or deactivate the movability of all entity types. You can switch on this function, for example, if you want to change the layout of the graphic manually for printing purposes.

  1. To make it possible to move entity types, choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Movability On/Off End of the navigation path. A dialog box confirming that this function has been activated appears.

  2. To move an entity type, depress the left mouse button and drag the entity type to the desired position.

Color assignment

Under this menu option you can assign colors to the various areas of the graphics window.

Note

You cannot save the positions here. (More information on positioning entity types in data models: Graphics: Positioning Mode).

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