Choose How You Want Data Displayed on a Diagram

  1. Open the entity or source entity.

  2. Select the Details tab.

  3. Select the Diagram tab to display the diagram.

  4. Right-click in the diagram area > Select Diagram Options.

  5. Select one of these image options for the diagram:

    • To use identifying images that have been specified for entities (instead of icons), select the Use identification images for nodes checkbox.

      You can't deselect this checkbox once you've saved the diagram.

    • To use images instead of icons for images, select the Use images for image nodes checkbox.

      You can't deselect this checkbox once you've saved the diagram.

    • To use any available low-resolution images in the diagram, select the Use low resolution checkbox.

      The diagram will load faster.

  6. Select one of these options depending on whether you want to combine links:

    • Combine all links

      Selecting this option simplifies the diagram and makes it easier to read.

      But it could hide important links between entities.

    • Combine links for duplicate relationships

      When two or more entities have several relationships between them it can be clearer to show this as one relationship.

      This is especially true if the relationship is the same but with different timestamps.

      Duplicate relationships are shown as one link, with the number of links shown in parentheses after the relationship description.

    • Don’t combine any links

      All relationship links are shown on the diagram.

      The diagram will be cluttered if there are several relationships between entities.

  7. Select either of these options to specify the shape of the links:

    • Use curved links

      Connect entities with curved lines (not the default straight lines).

    • Use right angle links

      Connect entities with horizontal and vertical straight lines.

    • Select OK.