Page title:Welcome to Visual Browsing in the Web client

Closed Captioning text:Rational Asset Manager Web client contains a visual browsing feature. Access this feature by clicking Visual Browse on the Assets page. The standard methods for filtering searches are available in this feature, along with a canvas and an area for results.

Page text:This tour demonstrates the use of the visual browse feature in Rational Asset Manager. 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:Search results

Closed Captioning text:After you perform your search, 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 by selecting them from the toolbar.

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 toolbar.


Page title:Related assets

Closed Captioning text:The Show Related Assets function adds related assets to the canvas. The results area will display 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:Canvas options

Closed Captioning text:Right-click on the canvas to view other 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 toolbar. Right-click on the canvas to view available options. You can organize the assets on the canvas to create diagrams, choose to hide or show relationship lines, or remove all of the assets from the canvas.


Page title:Asset details

Closed Captioning text:To find 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:By applying the Related Assets filter, the results set is filtered so that only assets that are related to the selected asset are displayed.

Page text:By applying the Related Assets filter, the results set is filtered so that only assets that are related to the selected asset are displayed.


Page title:Filters

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

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


Page title:Asset owners

Closed Captioning text:The Show Owners function adds the owner to the canvas. If there is a photo for the owner, it will be displayed.

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: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:User assets

Closed Captioning text:The context menu allows you to view the user information page in the main browser window. If you apply the name of the user as a filter, all of the assets that the user owns are displayed.

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.