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Inspecting element users
Deleting graphs
Exporting graphs

3.2.5 Graph Manager

The Graph Manager is a tool for inspecting links between graphs and graph elements, deleting graphs and for exporting graphs into an external file. To open the Graph Manager either press the Export button on the Launcher toolbar or select Browsers | Graph Manager. Figure 3–31 shows a Graph Manager window.

Graph Manager

Figure 3–31. Graph Manager

The Graph Manager has two lists. The left-hand list shows the graphs of projects that are currently open in the MetaEdit+ client. By default the graphs are ordered alphabetically, with no hierarchy. You may change the ordering from the pull-down list above the graphs list. Graphs can be ordered according to the hierarchy of explosion and/or decomposition links. The right-hand list shows all currently loaded graphs and objects.

Both lists have pop-up menus that allow you to edit the properties of the element (Properties... or Edit Element...), open it in an editor (Open Graph or Open Element...), and ask information about the usage of the current design element with Info Tool (Graph Info or Element Info).

Inspecting element users

Graph Manager allows you to inspect the usage of individual elements: to see the design elements that refer to the selected element. To inspect element users:
1)Open projects containing the elements to be inspected: both the used element and possible using elements.
2)Open Graph Manager.
3)Select graphs from the left-hand list. Normally you should select all graphs (press the Select All button).
4)Press the arrow button between the lists. This updates the right-hand list by selecting the elements that are included into the selected graphs. It also updates the cached list of using elements for each of the elements in the right-hand list.
5)Select the element to be inspected by clicking it in the right-hand list.
6)Choose Show Element Users... from the pop-up menu attached to the selected element.

A list dialog opens showing all elements that refer to the selected element. Figure 3–32 shows the element usage window for the ‘stopwatch’ Icon.

Inspecting usage of element

Figure 3–32. Inspecting usage of element ‘TASTW’.

From the list you can select one or more referring elements to inspect which elements in turn use them, or open the elements by holding Shift down while pressing OK.

Deleting graphs

To delete the graphs selected in the Graph Selection list, press the Delete Selected button. Use this operation if you need to delete multiple graphs at once.

Exporting graphs

The Graph Manager allows you to export the selected graphs and their elements, along with the necessary metamodel information, either as binary or XML format. For detailed information about MetaEdit+ export and import capabilities, please refer to Section 5.3.

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