Effective communication and understanding are essential to making the best use of your data. One tried and true communication method is the use of visual aids. To facilitate this type of communication, the TIBCO EBX® Data Model and Data Visualization Add-on generates interactive graphs of your data, relationships, and data structure.
The add-on allows you to:
View data structure by rendering data model graphs.
View data values and relationships by rendering graphs that show selected values and their relationships.
By default, no configuration is required to generate data model graphs. If you have access to a data model, dataset, or table in TIBCO EBX®, you can use the add-on to render a model. Of course, options are available to customize appearance and behavior. Saved graphs can highlight changes to models. This is a convenient way for you to visualize how changes will impact the model.
Data model graphs are not limited to EBX® data sources. Using the API, graphs can be generated from external sources. See Creating and editing graph configurations for more information on customization.
The add-on does not require configuration to display data value and relationship graphs. However, administrators can create custom data value graph configurations. The default data value graphs display values in boxes and use lines to represent relationships between values. When an administrator creates a custom configuration, they can specify:
The relationships included in a graph and how they display—as lines, or as containers. When set to lines, the add-on draws arrows to connect related values and indicate relationship direction. Container style relationships display child nodes inside of larger parent nodes.
The tables included in a graph configuration. This determines the availability of data values and relationships for a given graph.
Limit the availability of graph rendering to specific datasets.
Use Java classes to filter out graph components and create custom node templates.
This guide contains the following sections:
Section | Contents |
|---|---|
Getting started tutorial | The Getting Started Tutorial leverages a basic use case to demonstrate product capabilities and setup options. The tutorial should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. |
Data model graphs | The topics in this section cover: Generating and loading data model graphs, Interacting with data model graphs, and Changing display and configuration options. |
Data value graphs | The topics in this section cover: Configuring graphs, Generating data value graphs, and Cloning and deleting graph configurations. |
Appendix | The appendix contains sample data for use with the tutorial. |