Topology Map Sidebar

The following table contains a description of each Topology Map sidebar option. The Topology Map sidebar appears in IT Universe Manager and the Modeling Studio.

Button Option Name Use This Option to...

Move Layout Toolbar to Right/Left Move the sidebar to the right or left side of the screen.

Zoom In/Out

Zoom in or out on the topology map.

Selection Mode/Dragging Mode Toggle between Selection mode and Dragging mode in the topology map.

Refresh to get an optimal layout Refresh the topology map to optimize the layout.

Fit to Window Fit the complete map in the pane.
  Change Map Layout

Select the map layout. The following options are available:

  • Hierarchical Layout. Displays the precedence relations in the topology map.

  • Hierarchical Layout with Orthogonal Routing. Displays a hierarchical layout with edges composed exclusively of horizontal and vertical lines, forming right angles where they intersect.

  • Circular Layout. Groups a graph's nodes into groups or clusters.

  • Orthogonal Layout. Displays a layout with edges composed exclusively of horizontal and vertical lines, forming right angles where they intersect.

  • Symmetric Layout. Displays clear representations of complex networks.

Map Settings

You can modify the following settings:

  • Hide/Show Edges' Labels. Hide or display the labels of all relationships.

  • Hide/Show Count Indicators. Hide or display the count indicators for the query nodes.

  • Enable/Disable Edges' Highlighting. Highlight all the relationships to and from the selected query node.

  • Hide/Show Legend. Toggle between hiding and displaying the topology map legend.

Map Tools

The following tools are available:

  • Show Map Overview. Open a small box with a copy of the topology map. This is useful in large views when zooming in.
  • Print. Print the topology map.
  • Export Map to Image. Save the topology map to a file.

Expand All Groups

Expand all the CI groupings in the topology map.

Note This option is only available when a grouping option is selected.

Collapse All Groups

Collapse all the CI groupings in the topology map.

Note This option is only available when a grouping option is selected.