5.6.1.9.4 Collapsing and Expanding Nodes

This option allows you to hide all outgoing links and nodes to which these outgoing links are connecting from the node being collapsed. The collapsed node remains on the graph and the node icon changes to indicate the collapsed state.

To collapse nodes, follow these steps.

1. Navigate to the Network Graph page.
2. Select a node to collapse and right-click. An option menu displays.
3. Select the Collapse option from the menu. The outgoing links are hidden on the page.

   Note:

   If any child node has at least one incoming link from any other node, the child node and its child network are not collapsed. But the link from collapsed node to the child node is hidden and icon of collapsed node changes to indicate the collapsed state.

   On the Node Menu of a collapsed node, the Collapse option changes to Expand. If the user collapses a node but there is no impact on the graph (meaning, nothing was hidden), the Node Menu remains unchanged. There is no restriction on how many nodes can be collapsed on a graph.

4. To expand the node, select Expand from the menu. The outgoing links are restored on the page.

   Note:

   The Collapse option does not appear for outer nodes. Outer nodes are nodes that do not have any outgoing links.