Hover the pointer over an object to view details such as the object label, class, resource name, object path, and expression used to transform the data, if applicable. Metadata Manager displays different details based on the object type. Select an object to view the object definition in the Details panel.

Expand objects to view child objects and relationships to other objects in the diagram.

If the number of generations in the diagram are greater than the number you configure to display, you can use the single arrow button to navigate through the upstream and downstream resources in the diagram. You can use the double arrow button to display all the upstream or downstream generations.

Click the

New Window

button to open the data lineage diagram in a new browser window.

Apply filters to remove objects that you are not interested in viewing from the diagram.

By default, Metadata Manager displays a summarized view of the data lineage diagram. The summary view hides resources for which the

Hide in Summary Lineage

option is enabled and also hides transformation logic within PowerCenter mappings. Click

Switch to Detail

on the toolbar to view all resources and all transformation logic. Click

Refresh and Switch to Summary

on the toolbar to refresh the diagram and return to the summary view.

Find metadata objects by name in the data lineage diagram.

Use the Select tool to select an object and view details about the object in the Details panel.

Use the Hand tool to move the diagram and see different parts of the diagram.

Click the Zoom Out and Zoom In buttons to zoom the data lineage diagram one level. Or, select a magnification to view the lineage diagram from 12 to 225 percent of normal size.

View different sections of the diagram. Use the Pan window to move the highlighted area and view different sections of the data lineage diagram.