View Trace - Revision history

Jen at 18:01, 22 October 2025

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	* Remove the mapping: this will remove the mapping from the diagram but not delete it. To make it reappear, click twice the "Mappings" toggle		* Remove the mapping: this will remove the mapping from the diagram but not delete it. To make it reappear, click twice the "Mappings" toggle
	* Delete the mapping: this will permanently delete the mapping.		* Delete the mapping: this will permanently delete the mapping.

			[[Category:UserGuide\|0024_View_Trace]]

Nathalie: /* Using the View Trace */

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Using the View Trace

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	[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace all matches traced.png\|1200px\|border]]		[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace all matches traced.png\|1200px\|border]]

	~~'''''Note: Dotted lines indicate Placeholder paths.'''''~~

	Click the "Clear Nubs" button to clean up items that don't have a match on the other side.		Click the "Clear Nubs" button to clean up items that don't have a match on the other side.

Nathalie: /* Preferred Mappings */

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Preferred Mappings

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	== Preferred Mappings ==		== Preferred Mappings ==
	To capture a custom ~~matching~~, drag the mouse from the left-side attribute's type to the right-side attribute that should match. A dotted-line arrow will be displayed indicating the custom ~~matching~~.		To capture a custom mapping, drag the mouse from the left-side attribute's type to the right-side attribute that should match. A dotted-line arrow will be displayed indicating the custom mapping.

	[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace preferred matching.png\|1200px\|border]]		[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace preferred matching.png\|1200px\|border]]

	In the top menu, the "Mappings" toggle allows the user to display or hide the custom ~~matchings~~.		In the top menu, the "Mappings" toggle allows the user to display or hide the custom mappings.

	Right-clicking on a preferred mapping the user can:		Right-clicking on a preferred mapping the user can:
	* Remove the mapping: this will remove the mapping from the diagram but not delete it. To make it reappear, click twice the "Mappings" toggle		* Remove the mapping: this will remove the mapping from the diagram but not delete it. To make it reappear, click twice the "Mappings" toggle
	* Delete the mapping: this will permanently delete the mapping.		* Delete the mapping: this will permanently delete the mapping.

Nathalie: /* Preferred Mappings */

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Preferred Mappings

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	To capture a custom matching, drag the mouse from the left-side attribute's type to the right-side attribute that should match. A dotted-line arrow will be displayed indicating the custom matching.		To capture a custom matching, drag the mouse from the left-side attribute's type to the right-side attribute that should match. A dotted-line arrow will be displayed indicating the custom matching.

			[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace preferred matching.png\|1200px\|border]]

	In the top menu, the "Mappings" toggle allows the user to display or hide the custom matchings.		In the top menu, the "Mappings" toggle allows the user to display or hide the custom matchings.

Nathalie: /* Semantic Matches */

2022-10-13T18:24:41Z

Semantic Matches

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	As described in the [[Semantic Matches]] page, to display the Semantic Matches for a specific View Characteristic, click on it.		As described in the [[Semantic Matches]] page, to display the Semantic Matches for a specific View Characteristic, click on it.

	[[File:phenom-data model details semantic matches view trace.png\|~~1200px~~\|border]]		[[File:phenom-data model details semantic matches view trace.png\|1000px\|border]]

	== Preferred Mappings ==		== Preferred Mappings ==

Nathalie: /* Semantic Matches */

2022-10-13T18:24:22Z

Semantic Matches

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	As described in the [[Semantic Matches]] page, to display the Semantic Matches for a specific View Characteristic, click on it.		As described in the [[Semantic Matches]] page, to display the Semantic Matches for a specific View Characteristic, click on it.

			[[File:phenom-data model details semantic matches view trace.png\|1200px\|border]]

	== Preferred Mappings ==		== Preferred Mappings ==

Nathalie at 18:23, 13 October 2022

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	Click the "Clear Nubs" button to clean up items that don't have a match on the other side.		Click the "Clear Nubs" button to clean up items that don't have a match on the other side.

			'''''ADD IMAGE'''''

	The View Trace works like the main [[Diagram]] tool. As such, the user can		The View Trace works like the main [[Diagram]] tool. As such, the user can

Nathalie: Created page with "== Using the View Trace == To access the Meridian Map, go to the Data Model mode and click the View Trace tab. border Drag and drop 2 views into the red and blue areas. They must be on opposite 'teams' to enable the mapping between them. border Right-click on a view and select "Trace all attributes" to display all the semantic matches between the views'..."

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Created page with "== Using the View Trace == To access the Meridian Map, go to the Data Model mode and click the View Trace tab. 1200px|border Drag and drop 2 views into the red and blue areas. They must be on opposite 'teams' to enable the mapping between them. 1200px|border Right-click on a view and select "Trace all attributes" to display all the semantic matches between the views'..."

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== Using the View Trace ==
To access the Meridian Map, go to the Data Model mode and click the View Trace tab.

[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace blank.png|1200px|border]]

Drag and drop 2 views into the red and blue areas. They must be on opposite 'teams' to enable the mapping between them.

[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace views added.png|1200px|border]]

Right-click on a view and select "Trace all attributes" to display all the semantic matches between the views' attributes. Note that the colors don't have any meaning, they just allow better differentiation between the clusters of matchings.

[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace trace all.png|1200px|border]]

[[File:Phenom-data model-view trace all matches traced.png|1200px|border]]

'''''Note: Dotted lines indicate Placeholder paths.'''''

Click the "Clear Nubs" button to clean up items that don't have a match on the other side.

The View Trace works like the main [[Diagram]] tool. As such, the user can
* Create multiple View Trace diagrams by clicking the + icons next to the last diagram tab
* Save the View Trace
* Load a save View Trace
* Export the View Trace as a png image

== Semantic Matches ==
As described in the [[Semantic Matches]] page, to display the Semantic Matches for a specific View Characteristic, click on it.

== Preferred Mappings ==
To capture a custom matching, drag the mouse from the left-side attribute's type to the right-side attribute that should match. A dotted-line arrow will be displayed indicating the custom matching.

In the top menu, the "Mappings" toggle allows the user to display or hide the custom matchings.

Right-clicking on a preferred mapping the user can:
* Remove the mapping: this will remove the mapping from the diagram but not delete it. To make it reappear, click twice the "Mappings" toggle
* Delete the mapping: this will permanently delete the mapping.