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Runs the analysis automatically. You only need to define a starting point and at least one target. Intermediate steps are optional.

Runs the ad hoc analysis step by step. You select a subsequent step for each analysis step. The possible successors are offered to you grouped in the Successors list.

Name of the start item. If you are using several analysis paths nested in an analysis, you can navigate to the subpaths with the arrow keys.

Starting point of the analysis. This is the item that you started the analysis from. If you did not start the analysis context-related, for example, via the New tab, this box is empty.

Start items can be groups, objects, or models. They are mapped with the following symbol. Subordinate analysis paths also begin with a start object.

If you move the mouse over a symbol, you receive information about the item.

You can reduce the number of subsequent analysis items by filtering the outgoing connections.

inserts a step in the analysis path. In addition to definitions and occurrences of database items you can also select model types, object types, and symbol types.

If you click Filter, you can define that only items with certain attributes are displayed.

Filtered intermediate steps are indicated with a filter symbol in the Intermediate steps box.

If you click Delete, the step is removed from the Intermediate steps box.

End point of the analysis.

Targets can be groups, objects, or models, as well as model types, object types, and symbol types. Targets are mapped with the following symbol.

If you move the mouse over a symbol you receive information about the item.

A list of results is generated for each target and a slider is inserted.

If you click Filter, you can define that only items with certain attributes are displayed. Filtered targets are indicated with a filter symbol in the Target box.

The icon inserts a further target into the analysis path.

If several targets are displayed, you can remove targets you do not need from the analysis path with the Delete button.

The slider changes the scope of the related analysis items.

If you inserted three intermediate steps in addition to the start and target and set the slider back one step, the last intermediate step is removed and the analysis is run again. If an analysis does not produce results, you can move the slider step by step to the right until a result is displayed.

If you analyze the relationship of certain people to functions based on an organizational chart, you must move the slider at least one step to the right because functions cannot have occurrences in an organizational chart.

List of the found items that are related to one another. The number displays the number of occurrences in the graphic. You can show and hide the list by clicking on the title.

The result is structured by method. You can expand the bullets to display the items.

If you select a bullet, all of the items classified there are selected in the graphic. You can also select individual items.

With the list of results you can, for example, navigate to less relevant items and hide them.

Automatically displays the generated analysis paths that are currently not shown in the graphic.

Enables all check boxes.

If you click Show, all of the analysis paths are displayed once again.

Shows the selected analysis paths once again.

Displays graphics and tables defined for the output of the ad hoc analysis.

Allows the use of group, model, object, and relation filters.

All of the database groups that exist in the ad hoc analysis as items in the analysis path are displayed. You can expand and collapse the bullets.

Click the check boxes of the groups that you do not want to examine in the analysis. Groups that were selected as intermediate steps or targets cannot be filtered.

All of the model types allowed in the current method filter are divided into views and listed. You can expand and collapse the bullets.

Click the check boxes of the views or model types that you do not want to examine in the analysis. Models that were selected as intermediate steps or targets cannot be filtered.

All of the object types allowed in the current method filter are divided into views and listed. You can expand and collapse the bullets.

Click the check boxes of the views or object types that you do not want to examine in the analysis. Objects that were selected as intermediate steps or targets cannot be filtered.

All of the connection types allowed in the current method filter are divided up according to type and listed. Implicit relationships are also displayed, such as contains. You can expand and collapse the bullets.

Click the check boxes of the relationships that you do not want to examine in the analysis.

Applies the enabled filter.