9.5 Diagram nodes

You create new diagram nodes by dragging them from the templates at the top of the screen. Each node is visually represented as a shape with its name inside or below, and up to five decorations that will become visible when you approach the node with the mouse.. Clockwise, starting from the top left corner:

  1. The warning triangle in the top-left corner indicates that the node has too few or too many connections. View the warning report, by clicking on the warning triangle.
  2. The vulnerability level indicator in the top-left corner indicates the overall risk level for that node, using a colour. You can change the size of the vulnerability level indicator.
  3. The round connector at the top middle is used to link nodes together.
  4. The drop-down indicator in the top-right invokes a menu with actions.
  5. The resize indicator in the bottom-right allows the size of the node to be adjusted.

Move the node to another location on the workspace by dragging it around.

There are two ways to move more than one node at the same time. Hold the shift key while dragging a node to move all nodes in the diagram. Alternatively, create a selection, and drag the selection rectangle to move the selected nodes only.

Rename a node by clicking its title. Note that the area becomes blue when you hover the pointer over the title. Confirm by clicking somewhere outside the workspace, or press Enter. Cancel the action (that is, revert to the current title) by pressing Escape.