Cycle Definition Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to define a cyclical hierarchy in a view.

To access In the Modeling Studio, right-click a query node in the Hierarchy pane of the Pattern View Editor and select Define Cycles.
Important information You can extend the TQL query definition of a view by defining a cycle in the view hierarchy. Select a query node in the Hierarchy pane to be the source query node. The Cycle Definition dialog box displays the valid target query nodes for that source. The target query node in the cycle, along with its hierarchy, is treated as a child or sibling of the source query node (depending on your folding rule selection).
Relevant tasks How to Create a Pattern View, How to Create a Template, How to Create a Perspective
See also

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element (A-Z) Description
Folding Rule

Select one of the following options:

  • Folded cycle under source. The target query node becomes a child of the source query node.

  • Flattened cycle under parent. The target query node becomes a sibling of the source query node.

Target

Displays the valid target query nodes for the selected source query node. A query node is defined as a valid target query node if all of the following conditions are true:

  • it is related to the source query node

  • it is an ancestor of the source query node (or the source query node itself)

  • it is a query based node (not a grouping node)