4.4.1.2 Collapsing and Expanding Nodes

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

To collapse nodes, follow these steps.

1. Navigate to the Network Graph in a notebook.
2. Select a node to collapse and right-click the node. An option menu is displayed.
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 the collapsed node to the child node is hidden and the icon of the collapsed node changes to indicate that the node is in a collapsed state.
   • On the Node menu of a collapsed node, the Collapse option changes to Expand. If the user collapses a node but has no impact on the graph (that is, if no part of the graph is hidden), the Node menu remains unchanged. There is no restriction on how many nodes can be collapsed on a graph.
   To expand the node, select Expand from the menu. The outgoing links are then 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.