Expanding your chart

iBridge allows you to expand your current chart by adding further chart items from the database which are linked to your existing chart items. There are settings which allow you to specify how the Expand operation is performed, for example to set the number of expansion levels and whether to include common neighbors and connecting links.

To expand your chart do one of the following:
  • Select the entities from which you wish to expand, and in the Data Sources Task Pane, click Expand.
  • Check your current Charting Settings right-click, and select database > Charting Settings, where database is the name of the iBridge database.

    When you have selected the Charting Settings you require, select the entities from which you wish to expand your chart. Right-click on one of the selected entities, and from the shortcut menu, select database > Expand , where database is the name of the iBridge database.

    iBridge expands the selected entities according to the Charting Settings and adds the additional items to your chart.
    Note: To abort this operation during the expand, press the Esc key. Any parts of the expansion which are complete will remain expanded.