To configure your diagram layout, you need to be in the design mode, changing the mode is possible using the Tabs below the options toolbar.
The design of your diagram layout is decomposed on the following steps:
Creation of the diagram layout
Definition of the object type(s) to select (Node)
Definition of output layout(s) to apply to the selected objects (Display)
Repeat step 2 as needed
That is, each time you choose a node (Set of Object Types) and a layout (Display), you can then if required, add a sub level node using an Association Type.
In Diagram designer the selection of data is done using a graph structure. You will need to select the Object Type(s) from which you want to start and then select Association Types from this object. A selection of objects is called a “node”. For each node of objects you have to define which layout will be used to display them in the diagram.
Three main layouts are available to apply to a Node:
Include layout : Have objects contained within a diagram or other object
Vertical layout : Have objects displayed to the right or left of the parent object
Spider layout : Have objects placed around the parent object
From each Node it is then possible to repeat the process of decomposing to sub nodes through associations, to sub nodes.
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