Page title:Welcome to Visual Browsing in the Web client

Closed Captioning text:This tour demonstrates the use of the visual browse feature in Rational Asset Manager. There is no audio with this tour. Click visual browse from the Assets page in the Web Client to open this view. The standard methods for filtering searches are available, with an area for results, and an area called the canvas.

Page text:This tour demonstrates the use of the visual browse feature in Rational Asset Manager. There is no audio with this tour. Click visual browse from the Assets page in the Web Client to open this view. The standard methods for filtering searches are available, with an area for results, and an area called the canvas.


Page title:Searching the Repository

Closed Captioning text:Currently no filters are selected, so keyword searches will search the entire repository. Results of the search are displayed. Selecting items in the search results adds them to the canvas. On the canvas, you can move assets, see more information about assets, and perform other actions using the context menu.

Page text:Currently no filters are selected, so keyword searches will search the entire repository. Results of the search are displayed. Selecting items in the search results adds them to the canvas. On the canvas, you can move assets, see more information about assets, and perform other actions using the context menu.


Page title:Finding Related Assets

Closed Captioning text:Clicking Show Related Assets adds related assets to the canvas. The results area now shows only the asset and its related assets. Note that assets are color-coded by asset type. Hover over the line to see information about the relationship.

Page text:Clicking Show Related Assets adds related assets to the canvas. The results area now shows only the asset and its related assets. Note that assets are color-coded by asset type. Hover over the line to see information about the relationship.


Page title:Manipulating the Canvas

Closed Captioning text:The canvas also has a contextual menu. Right-click on the canvas to view available options. You can organize the assets on the canvas, choose to hide or show relationship lines, or remove all of the assets from the canvas.

Page text:The canvas also has a contextual menu. Right-click on the canvas to view available options. You can organize the assets on the canvas, choose to hide or show relationship lines, or remove all of the assets from the canvas.


Page title:Discussing Assets

Closed Captioning text:To see more details about an asset, click View Asset Details. The main browser window will change to the asset details page for that asset.

Page text:To see more details about an asset, click View Asset Details. The main browser window will change to the asset details page for that asset.


Page title:Related Assets as a Filter

Closed Captioning text:Clicking Apply Related Assets as a Filter results in the results set being filtered so that only assets related to the asset selected are displayed.

Page text:Clicking Apply Related Assets as a Filter results in the results set being filtered so that only assets related to the asset selected are displayed.


Page title:Removing Filters

Closed Captioning text:Filters are additive and are active until removed.

Page text:Filters are additive and are active until removed.


Page title:Showing Asset Owners

Closed Captioning text:Clicking Show Owners adds the owner to the canvas. If there is a photo for the user, it will be used.

Page text:Clicking Show Owners adds the owner to the canvas. If there is a photo for the user, it will be used.


Page title:Viewing User Information

Closed Captioning text:Hovering over the image shows more information about the user.

Page text:Hovering over the image shows more information about the user.


Page title:Showing the Assets a User Owns

Closed Captioning text:The context menu allows you to view the user's information page in the main browser window, or use the user's name as a filter. This results in showing all of the assets that the user owns.

Page text:The context menu allows you to view the user's information page in the main browser window, or use the user's name as a filter. This results in showing all of the assets that the user owns.


Page title:Saving diagrams

Closed Captioning text:There are three ways to save a diagram. From the toolbar, click Copy Diagram to copy the diagram to your clipboard; or click Save Diagram As to save the diagram as an image file. To save a diagram as a favorite, click the single blue star and name the diagram. To work with diagrams that are saved as favorites, click My Favorites to open the Favorite view.

Page text:There are three ways to save a diagram. From the toolbar, click Copy Diagram to copy the diagram to your clipboard; or click Save Diagram As to save the diagram as an image file. To save a diagram as a favorite, click the single blue star and name the diagram. To work with diagrams that are saved as favorites, click My Favorites to open the Favorite view.