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Control Line Layout and Appearance

You can control how the relationship lines appear that connect resources in a service model. Bent lines are the default, and can improve the presentation. Straight lines can improve the mobility of the nodes in the Topology. You can specify the line type only if the layout mode is Automatic or Incremental.

Note: Bent and straight lines do not apply to the Topology tab in the Operations Console.

To select bent or straight lines in the service topology, do one of the following:

• Right-click an empty area in the Topology view, select Layout Mode, and select or clear Bend Edges.

  The line type for the model is set.

• Select a bent relationship line and click the Straighten Selected Edges tool .

  The previously bent relationship line straightens.

• Select View Preferences in the Operations Console, expand Modeler, Edit Mode, and Layout in the Set Preferences dialog, select Edge Bends, and select Yes or No in the Edge Bends drop-down list.

  The default line type is set.

• Right-click an empty area in the Topology view and select Route Edges.

  Edge bend points are modified so that the lines run orthogonally. Item positions do not change.

• To manipulate bend points, select the bend point (not the relationship line) and drag to modify the bend.

You can also control what information displays for relationships by doing any of the following:

• Click the Chart Complexity Level tool and select one of the following:

  Advanced

  Displays a letter in each relationship line that indicates the propagation type.

  Advanced with names

  Displays the full relationship name in the relationship line.

  For both options, the lines are color-coded to indicate the propagation type:

  • Aggregate: Blue
  • Bound: Burgundy
  • Custom: Orange
  • Operative: Magenta
• Click the Change relationship visibility tool and select one of the following:

  Specific Propagation Type

  Displays only the relationships of the selected propagation type. This may be useful to pinpoint all relationships of a certain propagation, such as custom, to fine-tune their policy.

  Show All

  Displays all relationship lines.

  Hide All

  Hides all relationship lines.