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DataX offers three related graph views from an entity’s More actions menu. Each answers a different question.

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Explore connected entities

1

Open an entity

From Documentation > Catalog, select a published entity.
2

Open Explore

Open More actions, then select Explore.
3

Set the direction

Use Relationship to show source connections, target connections, or both.
4

Set the depth

Increase Generation to reveal connections farther from the selected entity.
Select an entity in the graph to make it the focus. Pan by dragging the background and zoom with your mouse or trackpad.
Begin with one generation. Add depth only when you need more context; dense graphs are harder to interpret.

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Inspect relationships

Open More actions > Relationships when you need join details. The graph shows connected entities and the columns that participate in a relationship. Use the entity selector to change focus. Select a column to narrow the diagram to relationships involving that column. Cardinality markers distinguish one-to-one from one-to-many connections. Relationship metadata describes how records connect. It does not guarantee that every record has a match, so validate row counts and null behavior in a worksheet.

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Follow lineage

Open More actions > Lineage to review dependency flow. Change the selected entity when you want to trace a different starting point. Use lineage before you:
  • change blueprint SQL or column names;
  • restore an older blueprint version;
  • disable or delete an entity;
  • schedule a snapshot or export that depends on a blueprint;
  • investigate why downstream results changed.

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Interpret missing connections

A blank or incomplete graph can mean:
  • the entity has no recorded relationships in the current catalog snapshot;
  • relationship metadata has not been published for that version;
  • connected entities are outside your role’s visibility;
  • a source or target entity is disabled or unavailable.
Return to entity details to inspect the dependency lists and current status. If the expected connection is still absent, confirm that the correct blueprint version is published.
Last modified on September 16, 2026