Exporting the graphical view

The Graphical View of data objects and relationships can each be exported to the following formats:

• Portable Document Format (.pdf) file for later viewing and printing.
• Visio® Drawing (.vsdx) file for later use in Microsoft Visio®.
• Text (.txt) file.
• Data Visualizer XML (.xml) for later import back into the Data Visualizer.
• Portable Network Graphic format (.png) or JPEG format (.jpg) for later viewing.

To export the graphical view

1. Use Data Visualizer functions to tailor the content of the Graphical View before exporting. For more information, see Working-with-the-graphical-view-of-objects-and-relationships.
2. Right click the Graphical View and select Export. The Export Visualization dialog box appears.
3. Select the desired output file format from the Format list.
4. Click Browse and browse to the desired location for the exported Data Visualization.
5. If Export Image (PNG, JPEG) was chosen from the Format list, select *.png or *.jpg from the Save as type drop-down list.
6. Enter a file name for the exported Data Visualization and click Save.
7. To open the saved file automatically after export, select the View document after export check box.
8. To optionally include the current date, select the Include date check box.
9. To optionally include a watermark, select the Include watermark check box.
10. To optionally include a title for the exported Data Visualization, type the desired title in the Title field. The name of the data source is the default.
11. Click Finish. If a file with the specified name already exists, a prompt will appear to confirm overwriting the existing file. The file is generated and -- if the View document after export check box was selected -- opened in your system's default viewing application for the exported file type.