Edit an existing theme

For any existing theme, you can edit actions, expressions, and style settings or filters.

  1. Next to Model on the Context Graph Visualization toolbar, click to choose the model for which you want to edit a theme.
  2. Click the adjacent Management button .
    This displays the Management page for the selected model.
  3. On the left panel, click Themes.
    This display the names of themes for the model and the date that each one was last modified.
  4. Optional: To filter the list, type all or part of a theme name in the Search box .
  5. Select the check box next to a theme you want to edit, and click the Edit button . Alternatively you can click the name of a theme to edit it.
    This opens the Edit Themes page.
  6. You can now add, edit, copy or delete actions in the theme.
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    Add an action
    • Click the New action button, then click to add an Entity Decoration, Entity Filter, Relationship Decoration, or Relationship Filter.
    Edit an action
    • In the Action box, click the radio box next to an action name, then depending on the action type, edit the Expressions, Style Settings, or Filter Options.
    Copy an action
    • In the Action box, click the radio button next to an action, then click the Copy action button .

      Click the drop-down menu to copy only the expressions in a decoration action to a new filter action, or only the expressions in a filter action to a new decoration action.

    Delete an action
    • In the Action box, click the radio button next to an action, then click the Delete action button .
  7. On the Expressions pane, edit expressions that control how to apply the decoration or filter to entities or relationships on the canvas.
    For more information, see Adding expressions to an action.
  8. Edit settings that will be applied by the action expression.
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    Entity Decoration

    Edit entity Style Settings and Label Settings. These settings define decorations to be applied to entities that match the expressions.

    For more information, see Entity Decoration settings.

    Entity Filter

    On the Filter options pane, click Show items or Hide items to choose whether the action shows or hides entities on the Canvas when the expressions evaluate to true.

    Relationship Decoration

    Edit relationship Style Settings and Label Settings. These settings define decorations to be applied to relationships that match the expressions.

    For more information, see Relationship Decoration settings.

    Relationship Filter

    On the Filter options pane, click Show items or Hide items to choose whether the action shows or hides relationships on the Canvas when the expressions evaluate to true.

  9. Click the Save button.
  10. Click the Close button to leave the Management page.