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12 Show All Successors, Show All Predecessors, Show Models

12 Show All Successors, Show All Predecessors, Show Models

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Last updated: Jul 07, 2023 by Zoe Baldwin

By the end of this chapter you will be able to:

  • Use Show All Successors to add components to a model.
  • Use Show All Predecessors to add components to a model.
  • Use Show Models to list models which an object appears in.

Using Show All Successors and Show All Predecessors to add components to a model view

  1. Create a new model and give it a name.
  2. Drag the table Latest Package Update (you created this table in exercise 11) on to the model.
  3. Right-click on the table Latest Package Update and select  Show all Predecessors.
  4. All the components that are used to build the data in this table appear in the model.
  5. Right-click on the table Latest Package Update and select  Show All Successors
  6. All the components that use the data from this table appear on the model.
  7. Right-click on the table, Latest Package All Channels, and select  Show all Predecessors.

  8. All the components used to build this table appear on the model.

  9. In the model window, click  Save.


  • Predecessor and Successor options are available from the hover menu on many objects.
  • You can use Show All Successors on collectors
    You can use Show All Predecessors on exporters

Using Show Models to list models which an object appears in

  1. Open the list of tables in the repository.
  2. Find the table Latest Package Update.
  3. Right-click on the table and select  Show Models.
  4. All the models this table appears in will be listed.
    1. The list of models is also available in the table's properties → Analysis Models section
  5. Double-click on one of the models listed to open it.