Canvas Toolbar

Learn how to use the Canvas Toolbar in FusionGraph and about it's functionality

Once you have loaded up the canvas on FusionGraph at the bottom of the screen you will find the Canvas Toolbar.

Hone In on your Graph

As your graph gets bigger and more complicated use these 3 buttons to focus on what you want.

Visualize your entire graph by using the fit graph to screen button.

To zoom out of your graph use the zoom out button.

To focus on particular points of your graph, use the zoom in button.

Layout features in the Canvas Toolbar

Manipulate how items interact in the canvas using the Canvas Control Menu

Select items on your graph either upwards or downwards from your selected item on your graph.

There is also a toggle physics button to start and stop the physics mechanic in FusionGraph so your graph can move freely.

Save Options 

Save your current canvas for future use or load an old canvas.

You can freeze or unfreeze your items to change how your graph interacts on the canvas.

With the save options on the Canvas Toolbar you can save or load your canvas or even export your canvas as a PNG.

If you make a mistake with your graph then you can revert to your graph to it's previous visual state with the undo button.

Use the lines and labels button to toggle on the lines and labels between connections.

Additional features

• Click the button to make visible on the canvas any items with the status property set to being inactive. When inactive items are visible on the canvas the icon will turn solid and lose the cross through .

• Undo the last action by clicking the undo icon
• Open the Time Machine to scroll through time to activate and deactivate items from view based on their validity dates
• Locate an item on the canvas by searching the name in the Find box and clicking to cycle between matches.

Toggle Advanced Menu

This feature allows you to add new items and connect them whilst also giving you the ability to reconnect items or delete them.

It is possible for a amend their display and the physics of items on the canvas by using the Adjust Physics option within the advanced toolbar options. 

This give the option to select from two default display options for standard (straight) or smooth (curved) lines, and the ability to set and save personalised preferences for line style and behaviour.

Individual graphing parameters can be adjusted to change how items are displayed on the Canvas. The button allows a user to select a default setting that will then be used when launching FusionGraph. . For help on what each one does you can use the button.

Drawing Manual Connections

To create connection relationships use the Connect Items option:

A line can then be dragged between the two items to connect.  Here we’re creating a link between Employee Master and SAP S/4HANA:

Note that if there are multiple connection relationships available between two items you will be prompted to select the one you wish to create.

Mass Connect Items

A mass connection option is available to allow multiple items to be connected to a selected item on the Canvas. This could be used, for example, to connect multiple SAP Functionality items to a specific Roadmap item or to connect multiple Applications to a specific Business Process or Geography.

A new Advanced toolbar option is available for this functionality:

The process works as follows:

• Firstly select the items you wish to connect on the Canvas.
• Click the Mass Connect Items button, if no items are currently selected you will be prompted to select them first.
• The Mass Connect Items button is changed to green and you will be asked to click on the item you wish to connect the selected items to.
• When you click on the item to connect to, a popup will appear to ask you to confirm the items to be connected and, if multiple connection types are available, which relationship is used:
  
• Clicking the button will generate a dropdown listing of the currently selected items. The red cross can be used to deselect any items that you don't wish to connect:
  
• Once connections are made, or if the user chooses to cancel, the Mass Connect Items mode is switched off and any new connections will be visible on the canvas.

Remove All & Select All

From the canvas toolbar you can quickly remove all items from the canvas or select all items to allow for more selective impact assessing