Introduction
Accessing the Architecture layer scope
- Perspective selection
Navigating the view
- Levels
- Actions

Introduction

The Architecture layer scope offers a view based on the individual Layers within each Architecture model that exists in the current Application:

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You can select a specific Architecture Model by using the Application scope and then choosing the required Architecture Model in the Aggregated by drop down:

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Accessing the Architecture layer scope

To access the Architecture layer scope, click the Architecture layer entry in the Investigation panel (if there are no Architecture Models available in the selected application, the entry will be greyed out):

Specific layers in ALL Architecture Models available in the Application are listed in alphabetical order in the Select Layers dropdown - by default the first in the list is displayed in the view:

Perspective selection

By default, the perspective (how the data is displayed) will be set to CAST Taxonomy (the default layout configured by CAST Imaging and the only layout available) and Level 4 - you can find out more about the Perspective options in User Guide - GUI - Investigate panel.

Navigating the view

Levels

Levels 4, 5 and Objects are available for selection when CAST Taxonomy aggregation is selected in the Investigate panel - these levels provide ever greater details about the items within the selected layer:

Actions

In ≥ 2.18, Vignettes are replaced by Multiple Tabs (new tab/s).

Action	Location	Result/Behavior
Double click on node	Level 4	In version ≥ 2.12, double clicking a node will transition to level 5.
	Level 5	Drill down to Vignette mode i.e.: Objects level + drill mode Children + Caller/Callee + Group by communities (depending on the object selected). See also User Guide - GUI - Investigate panel for more information on Drill and Communities modes. Click to expand
	Vignette mode	Expand and investigate the selected object. A popup message is displayed when drilling down on the selected object when there are no more sub-objects to display - this is to ensure that users are aware that there are no further sub-objects for the selected object:
	Objects	View source code of the object. See User Guide - Viewing source code.
Right click on node	Level 4	Properties > Displays information about the node in the right hand slide in panel (see User Guide - Properties panel): If the object properties cannot be retrieved in a timely manner, a retry button will be displayed:
	Level 5	Children + X > Drill down into Vignette mode for further investigation. See also User Guide - GUI - Investigate panel for more information on Drill and Communities modes. Add edge > See User Guide - Working with custom links. Search > Invokes the standard search options for the selected object. See User Guide - Search for items. Properties > Displays information about the node in the right hand slide in panel (see User Guide - Properties panel): If the object properties cannot be retrieved in a timely manner, a retry button will be displayed:
	Vignette mode	Expand All > Expand and investigate the selected node (same as double click) Hide node > Use this to hide selected nodes. To unhide, either use the "Undo" option or refresh the page. It is not possible to hide a concept node or a group node, in which case the option will not be available. Properties > Displays information about the node in the right hand slide in panel (see User Guide - Properties panel): If the object properties cannot be retrieved in a timely manner, a retry button will be displayed:
	Objects	Add callers/callees > Retrieves all caller/called objects. Links are added to the selected object and to any other objects present where a link exists. The number in square brackets in the contextual menu indicates the number of items available. Add linked objects > See User Guide - Using the Add Linked Objects feature for more information. Path finder > See User Guide - Using the Path Finder feature. Call hierarchy > See User Guide - Using the Call Hierarchy feature. Focus > See User Guide - Using the Focus option. Add 2 levels of Callers/Callees > Same principal as the Add Callers/Callees options, but instead displays two levels of objects. Associate to custom aggregation > See User Guide - Creating a custom aggregation mode. Show source code > See See User Guide - Viewing source code. Explain > See User Guide - OpenAI Integration. Highlight Callees/Highlight Callers/Highlight Path > See User Guide - Using the Highlight options Hide node/object > Use this to hide selected nodes. To unhide, either use the "Undo" option or refresh the page. It is not possible to hide a concept node or a group node, in which case the option will not be available. Remove object > Use this option to remove the object from the current view. When you reload the view the object will be re-displayed. Annotations/Documents > See User Guide - Using the Annotate feature Properties > Displays information about the object in the right hand slide in panel (see User Guide - Properties panel): If the object properties cannot be retrieved in a timely manner, a retry button will be displayed:
Single click on edge	Levels 4 and 5	N/A
Single click on edge	Objects and Vignette mode	Displays all the methods that are linked between classes and provides additional actions such as: view source code method information add caller/callees See User Guide - Using the Method view for more information.
Double click on edge	Levels 4 and 5, Objects and Vignette	N/A