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The Application scope is the default "view" for any Application. It presents items in the Application in varying different grouping methods and in different layers:

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Accessing the Application scope

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ActionLocationResult/Behavior
Double click on node

Level 1 - 4Drill down to the next level.
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 for more information on Drill and Communities modes.

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Info
Note that this action is equivalent to the right click options Children + caller/callee.

If more than 500 child nodes exist, then a popup will be displayed allowing you to search for the objects you need to view:

To use the selective expand:

  • Enter a search term to list matching objects - tick the objects you wish to view (or use the Select All menu):

  • Use the Expand with and Number of objects options to restrict the results:

Objects and Vignette modeExpand and investigate the selected object.
Shift + Double click on white spaceAll levelsDrill up to the next level.
Right click on nodeLevels 1 - 4

  • Properties > Displays information about the node in the right hand slide in panel:

Level 5

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 panelin panel (see User Guide - Properties panel):

Objects

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Properties > Displays information about the object in the right hand slide in panel (see User Guide - Properties panel):

Single click on edgeLevels 1 - 5N/A
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 edgeLevels 1 - 4

Drill-down to the next level will occur and the node/links involved in the clicked edge will be highlighted. All other nodes will be masked (reduced opacity):

Example of double clicking an edge/link in Level 3 - click to enlarge

Level 5

View will open showing the contents (child objects and caller/callees on child objects - child objects are grouped by object type) of the edge/link that was double clicked. A "vignette" is displayed in the upper left (can be moved as required) to indicate original location of the selected edge/link.

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Objects and Vignette modeN/A

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