Generate a graph from other applications

You can configure a link within other Foundry applications that will automatically generate a pre-populated Vertex graph.

Using URL parameters to generate a graph

You can use URL parameters to perform the following actions:

• Start with an existing graph or create a new graph.
• Add objects to the graph by specifying an object ID or object set ID.
• Running a Search Around function.
• Setting the time range of the time selector.

These parameters apply only to the URL that creates new graphs (/workspace/vertex/graph/create):

• selectObjectRid: Selects and centers the graph on the specified object, if it is present.
• objectRid: Adds the specified object as a node to the graph.
• objectSetRid: Adds all objects in the specified object set as nodes to the graph.
• searchAroundFnRid: Adds to the graph the result of the specified Search Around function. The function will be called with either a single object if used with the objectRid parameter, or all the objects from the objectSetRid object set.
  • Must be used in conjunction with either the objectSetRid or the objectRid URL parameter.

The following parameters apply to URLs both for existing graphs (/workspace/vertex/graph/{graphRid}) and newly-created ones (/workspace/vertex/graph/create):

• selectedTime: Sets the selected time.
• startTime: Sets the start time for a time range.
• endTime: Sets the end time for a time range.

Generate a Vertex graph from other applications

Once you set your URL parameter, you can use this link to generate the pre-configured graph from other applications. For example, using the Hyperlinks Widget in Object Explorer: