Appendix G BusinessEvents Tools Reference : BusinessEvents Tools Preferences Reference

BusinessEvents Tools Preferences Reference
To set all preferences to their default values, click the Defaults button.
Interactive Preferences
 
Auto Hide Scrollbars
Options are None, Lines, or Points. A grid can help you arrange nodes in an orderly way or see how nodes are positioned relative to each other.
If unchecked, rule nodes are expanded when the graph is first displayed, showing conditions and their related links in the graph.
Polyline—Line segments are joined using angles.
Curved—line segments are joined using curves.
Sets the color of the links. You can choose a color for links used in class diagrams (also known as concept views) and a different color for all other links. Text color is not affected by this setting.
Layout Preferences
 
Options are Draft (lowest quality), Medium, and Proof (highest quality). It takes longer to generate a higher quality graph than a lower quality graph. A different algorithm is used in each case.
Hierarchical Layout—Orientation
Defines the general direction in which the links display, to reflect hierarchical relationships between the entities. BusinessEvents graphs are not particularly hierarchical, but setting this option defines the general direction of the layout.
Orthogonal— Routes the links using horizontal and vertical straight line segments (that is, using right angles).
Polyline—Routes the links using straight line segments with arbitrary angles.
Overlapping lines are more likely with orthogonal routing than with polyline routing. With polyline routing the routing algorithm adds path nodes as needed to avoid overlapping lines.
Hierarchical Layout—Fix Node Sizes
This setting affects link routing behavior for the hierarchical layout option only. See below for the setting used for all other layout options.
Link Routing—Fix Node Sizes
This setting affects link routing behavior for all layout options except hierarchical (see above for the setting that applies to hierarchical layouts).
Link Routing—Fix Node Positions
Orthogonal Layout, Circular Layout, Symmetric Layout - Quality
Options are Draft (lowest quality), Medium, and Proof (highest quality). It takes longer to generate a higher quality graph than a lower quality graph. A different algorithm is used in each case.
Look and Feel Preferences
Choose a look-and-feel option for the user interface, to suit your needs: