Relation view

Prerequisites

You must perform a search query or open a filter list.

Context

The Relation view is available in censhare Web for asset lists such as any search results lists or filter lists like "Last edited or "Favorites. On the search page, on the Top navigation, the filter bar provides the "Views" menu with various views, among them the "Relation view".

About the Relation view

The "Relation view" gives you a graphical display of the relationships between assets. For a better overview, this view bundles assets that have the same relation. Every related asset can then itself be the starting point for the view. This is how you capture and explore the relations among assets.

The relation view (here in the "Asset-oriented" mode) graphically displays the relations of the context asset (8). Relation nodes (9) bundle all assets (5) with the same relation. Every box (5) shows in its title (10) the asset name and in every box window (11) is a thumbnail or asset-type symbol. If the cursor is above a box title, it becomes an asset action bar with an action menu. If not all of the related assets can be shown in the window, then a relation box (7) is shown instead of the remaining assets. It contains the number (6) of assets that cannot be displayed.

You select the relation view by going to "Views" (1) in the filter bar (2). Via the button "Hide side navigation" (17) you can hide it in order to make more space for the view – here it is hidden. The column (12) on the left contains the asset list of the main window. The asset (13) that you selected at the beginning remains highlighted.

Via the relation bar (3) you jump between the individual assets that you have previously selected: "Previous asset" button (16), and "Next asset" button (4). The "Jump to asset" button (15) makes the asset being pointed at into a context asset, here (14). Clicking the name (14) itself also makes the asset the last in the relation bar (3).

The relation view is a complement to the column view due to its network-style display. The column view lists all relations to the selected asset. This allows you to quickly follow the relations between assets. The relation view, on the other hand, helps you with its graphical view of relations to get a better overview of the relations of assets and how they are related through other relations.

At the center of this view is always the asset (context asset) whose relations you are currently exploring. From the context asset you will see the links to related assets. But they are not direct connections. Between them is always a relation node that summarizes all connections of the same type (relation name). The lines to the various assets start at this relation node. Every one of these related assets can be made into a context asset. This allows you to move through the world of assets and their relations.

For a particular relation name, the relation view (here in "relation-oriented" view) provides the graphical display of all assets (1) as nodes (4) that are related to the context asset (5). If not all of the related assets can be shown in the window, then the view shows a relation box (2) with the quantity (3) instead of the remaining assets.

If you are particularly interested in one of the displayed relation types, you can select the relation-oriented view for the associated relation node. The relation node is then the focus of the display around which all assets that have this relation with the context asset are organized.

Working in the relation view

When opening the "Relation view" option the current asset list will move to the left in a column. To open the graphical display, click an asset in the list. If the space in the column is not enough to show everything you will be shown the message: "The available screen space is too small for this view mode". If this happens, you still have the column view.

If you carry out a search in the relation view, censhare shows the results in the column on the left. If you select filters in the filter bar, censhare also applies them to the asset list in the column. For more information on filters see the article Filtering search results. Changing the sorting also only affects that column. For more information on this see the article Sorting search results.

Every related asset and the context asset are displayed in the relation view in their own box. The title bar of the tile has the name of the asset. The window area of the box shows a preview image or the symbol of the associated asset type.

If you click a relation node, the relation view changes from the asset-oriented to the relation-oriented view. The relation node is then the focus around which all assets that have this relation type with the context asset are organized.

If a context asset has too many relations of one relation type to be displayed, this view will show only the first assets as its own box. This applies to the asset-centered view and the relationship-centered view. The remaining assets are listed in a relation box. The number on the right in this box tells you how many further assets are still connected with the context asset via the same relation type. To see all of the related assets click with on the relation box. The column view opens. The context asset is selected as an asset in the second-to-last column. In the column to the right of that you see all of the assets related to the context asset, sorted by relation name or relation type. To go back to the previous view simply select the relation view again in the "Views" menu.

The same applies if a context asset has too many different relation types to display them all. In this case, a relation node appears with the label "More" for the remaining relation types. Click the relation node to show all relation types in the column view. Via "Views" you can go back to the relation view.

In relationship-oriented mode you can display more assets for a certain relation than in asset-oriented mode. Before clicking a relation box to switch to the column view, you can first switch to the relation-oriented mode for the desired relation type in order to see more assets.

There is a relation bar above the graphical display. It basically shows a path with the names of the assets that you followed. The "Jump to asset" button with an arrow as an icon symbolizes the relation between the assets in question. On the far left is the button "Previous asset" button and on the far right is the button "Next asset".

The following navigation buttons appear in the relation bar:

When you click "Previous asset", the display will go back to the asset that was the context asset before the currently shown asset. Clicking "Next asset" will take you to the next asset in the relation bar and display it as the context asset. This allows you to move forward and backward in the list of assets you had previously followed. To jump to a specific asset in the list, click the button "Jump to asset" to the left of the asset you want to display as the context asset. If you click the name itself, the associated asset will also become a context asset. In addition, the section of the jump list to the right of the asset name is deleted.

You can switch between the column and relation view any time. The jump list remains the same. When opening lists or the gallery view, the relation bar won't be saved.

Access asset actions

In the Relation view, you can access several standard actions for any of the assets displayed:

1. When you move the cursor over the title bar of the box, the asset actions available are shown in the asset element.

2. Click on either of the icons to carry out the respective action for the selected asset such as displaying a preview or open the "Actions" menu to access further actions such as displaying relations or editing properties.

You can carry out any of the available actions without having to open the selected asset first.

Result

You have browsed and accessed asset relations of the assets of your search query.

Next steps

Carry out asset actions on the selected assets.