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Figure 18: Graph Structures View - Cycles
There is one graph for each design rule that checks for cycles. From the dropdown list at the top, you can select the design rule for which you want to show the cycles. Click the "Show full definition" button to open the definition of the rule in the measurement catalog (Section 4.13 "The View 'Catalog'").
The tree below initially shows all model elements that depend on at least one other model element. The type of model elements and nature of the dependencies are defined by the selected design rule. Model elements that participate in a cycle have a red icon next to them.
When you expand the node representing a model element e, the child nodes shown are the model elements on which e depends. You can further expand these nodes and thus explore the dependency structure of the model and trace the cycles.
Selecting the "Reverse direction" button in the upper right corner will show a new graph that reverses the direction of the dependencies. When you expand a node representing a model element e, the child nodes are the model elements that depend on e.
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