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Creating an Ad Hoc Graph View Definition

March 5, 2026 09:25 AM
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Ad-hoc GVDs allow users to freely navigate items and item relationships based on the selected root item.

Use the following procedure:

  1. In the TOC go to Administration>Configuration>Graph Navigation>Graph View Definitions. The following menu appears.

    Figure 3.

  2. Click Create New Graph View Definition. The Graph View Definition screen appears.

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  3. Enter a unique Name for the GVD.
  4. Save the Graph View Definition.
  5. Click the Add ItemTypes icon in the Item Types Relationship Tab and pick the ItemTypes that will be permitted as root ItemTypes for the GVD. The following example uses the Part ItemType from which you can generate the example Graph View.

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Note
ItemType entries are not required for Ad-hoc GVDs. When they are not provided, the GVD can be used with ANY ItemType. The ItemType entries provide a way to restrict the root node. However, it does not restrict which ItemTypes can be reached from the root node.

  1. Click the Default View Cards relationship tab to associate ItemTypes in the Graph View with specific View Cards.
  2. Click the Add View Cards icon to add an existing view card to the Graph View.
  3. Click the New View Card icon to add a new view card to the Graph View.

  4. Click the New gn_GVDefaultCard icon to create a View Card. A new row appears.

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  5. Double-click the ItemType ID field and click the ellipses to select the ItemType to associate with the Part default view card. The ItemType Search dialog box appears.

    Parts in the example Graph View use the Part Card. Graph View Definition Default View Cards take precedent over System Default Cards.

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