Viewing Element Relationships

You can use the View Element Relationships utility to view hierarchical maps, including a map that existed as of a specific date.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Uses Page

GP_PINTREE_EFFDT

View a map of elements that a focus element uses. The element relationship map must be built before the data is displayed.

Used By Page

GP_PINTREE_EFFDT2

View elements that use the focus element.

Use the Uses page (GP_PINTREE_EFFDT) to view a map of elements that a focus element uses.

The element relationship map must be built before the data is displayed.

Image: Uses page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Uses page.

Uses page

Element maps include fields that contain PIN_NUM only. So, when looking at the map for an earning element, you don't see fields for frequency, currency, and other non-element information.

Field or Control

Definition

Element Name

Displays the name of the element that you selected on the search page. This is the focus element.

Type

Displays the element type of the focus element.

As Of Date

To see the relationship map that was in effect on a specific date, enter the date in this field.

Element Uses

Click the element name to view its member elements. This information appears in a tree structure that expands or collapses as you click the + or − folder before an element name.

Perspective

To see additional information on a related element, click the element name in the Element Uses group box and select a view in the Perspective field.

Field or Control

Definition

Perspective

Select the format for the data in this group box. Values are:

Functional: Displays descriptive names of the data.

Technical: Displays technical names for the data.

Type

Functional: Displays the name of the element type for the selected element.

Technical: Displays the 2 character code of the element type for the selected element.

Name

Displays the name of the selected element. (The name is the same in the functional and technical views.)

Description

Displays the description of the selected element. (The description is the same for the functional and technical views.)

Record

Functional: Displays the descriptive name of the record in which the selected element resides.

Technical: Displays the technical name of the record in which the selected element resides.

Field

Functional: Displays the descriptive name of the field that stores the element's value.

Technical: Displays the technical name of the field that stores the element's value.

Use the Used By page (GP_PINTREE_EFFDT2) to view elements that use the focus element.

Image: Used By page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Used By page.

Used By page

This page resembles the Uses page but shows all elements that use the focus element.