Configure Relation Browser

Procedure

1. Choose Window→Preferences.

   The Preferences dialog box appears.

2. In the list of preference categories, select Graphical Relation Browser Layout.

   The Graphical Relation Browser Layout pane appears with a tab for each layout.

3. Select a layout tab and change the desired preferences.

   Note: Each layout preference has a tooltip with more information about the preference behavior.

   The following layouts are available in the tabs:

   • Balloon
   • Circular
   • Hierarchical
   • Organic
   • Orthogonal

4. Click Animate Changes to toggle the option.

   Animate Changes is selected by default.

   • If the Relation Browser view is open, you see the graphical layout change.
   • When the Animate Changes option is not selected and preferences are saved, changes to the graphical layout are applied quickly without animation.
   • When the Animate Changes option is selected and preferences are saved, changes to the graphical layout such as node expansion and node collapse are animated.

   Note: When the Animate Changes option is selected, system performance can be impacted when nodes are expanded and collapsed.

5. (Optionally) Click Restore Defaults.

   The layout preferences return to their default values.

6. Click Apply.

   The layout preferences apply to Relation Browser and the Graphical Relation Browser Layout pane remains open.

7. Click OK.

   The layout preferences apply to Relation Browser and the Graphical Relation Browser Layout pane closes.

8. Click Cancel.

   The layout preferences you set are not saved or applied and the Graphical Relation Browser Layout pane closes.