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 ====Global Network Diagrams==== ====Global Network Diagrams====
  
-Global network diagrams show an entire ARDI relationship in a single, interactive visualisation.+Global network diagrams are one of the two types of [[welcome|network diagram]] provided by the Network addon. 
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 +This type of diagram can show an entire ARDI relationship in a single, interactive visualisation.
  
 ===Accessing=== ===Accessing===
  
-You can access a global diagram by clicking on the 'Network' button in your sidebar, or through the 'Network' button that appears on any diagram page of a physical relationship. +You can access a global diagram by clicking on the 'Network' button in your sidebar, then selecting the relationship you'd like to browse.
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-{{:network:accessingnetwork.png?400|}}+
  
 Note that the bulk of the work for //creating// the diagram is done on your PC rather than by the server. This means that large, complex relationship drawings will take significantly longer to produce than diagrams covering smaller systems. Note that the bulk of the work for //creating// the diagram is done on your PC rather than by the server. This means that large, complex relationship drawings will take significantly longer to produce than diagrams covering smaller systems.
  
 ===Understanding the Diagrams=== ===Understanding the Diagrams===
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 +{{electrical.png}}
  
 The yellow rounded-boxes in each diagram are the //source// points - where ARDI beleives your relationship starts. The yellow rounded-boxes in each diagram are the //source// points - where ARDI beleives your relationship starts.
  
 For all other assets, the following colours and shapes may appear... For all other assets, the following colours and shapes may appear...
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 +**Shapes**
  
 ^Shape^Meaning^ ^Shape^Meaning^
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 |Diamond|An asset where a flow is diverted, rather than distributed evenly| |Diamond|An asset where a flow is diverted, rather than distributed evenly|
 |Downwards Arrow|An asset where your media is transformed into something else| |Downwards Arrow|An asset where your media is transformed into something else|
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 +**Colours**
  
 ^Colour^Meaning^ ^Colour^Meaning^