Using the Select functions
The Select menu is located on the Analyst's Notebook ribbon toolbar, and provides a variety of different options for selecting records on the chart.
Select tools help you to reduce visual overload on the chart, and focus on specific data of interest. For example, the Singleton Entities option selects all entities on the current chart that are not connected to any other entity. These entities might be isolated data points that do not contribute to the overall analysis, and can be temporarily hidden to improve chart clarity. You could use Copy to New Chart to move them to a separate chart for further investigation, while keeping your main chart focused on the interconnected data. Also a large amount of unconnected entities might indicate data quality issues, such as an incomplete data import.
Similarly, the Leaf Entities option selects all entities that are only connected to one other entity. These entities might represent peripheral data points that are less relevant to the core analysis. By selecting and hiding these leaf entities, you can streamline the chart to highlight the more significant data points. This helps in focusing on the main relationships and patterns within the data, making it easier to derive insights. If you need to reduce data for export or reporting, you can select and delete leaf entities to focus on the key connections while minimizing distractions from less relevant information.
General
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Select All | Selects all items on the chart. |
Invert | Selects all unselected chart items, and deselects all selected items. |
Singleton Entities | Selects all entity records that have no connections to another entity. |
Leaf Entities | Selects all entity records that are only connected to one other entity on the chart. |
Entities or Links | Selects, deselects, or inverts all entities or links. |
Multiple Records | Selects all items that contain more than one record. |
Types and Semantic Types
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Select | Selects all items of the type or semantic type that you specify. |
Deselect | Deselects all items of the type or semantic type that you specify. |
Filter Selection | Keeps items of the type or semantic type that you specify selected while deselecting all other items. |
Extend Selection
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Connections and Ends | Extends selection to include entities and links attached to the currently selected items. |
Connections | Extends the selection to include the links attached to selected entities. |
Ends | Extends the selection to include the entities that the selected links connect. |
Outbound | Extends the selection to include the links that are attached to a selected entity, which have a direction away from that entity. |
Inbound | Extends the selection to include the links that are attached to a selected entity, which have a direction towards that entity. |
Between Selected | Extends the selection to include entities or links that are connected to the selected entities. |
You can delete or copy selected items in the usual ways, for example by using the options on the Home ribbon tab. From the View tab you can simply hide and reveal selections without deleting data. You can also use Copy to New Chart from the Analyze tab to move selected items to a new chart for further analysis.