Problem
On large data models the Graph (DG) view has no way to find an entity by name — you scan visually or switch to the Dictionary. The Dictionary view already has search-as-highlight (CSS Custom Highlight); the Graph view has nothing equivalent.
Proposal
A search box on the Graph view that highlights the entities (nodes) whose name — and ideally columns/predicates — match the query, so matches stand out against the rest of the graph. Likely pairs with pan/focus-to-match and dimming non-matches.
Why now
Large models (hundreds of entities) make visual scanning impractical, and the feature parity gap with the Dictionary search is noticeable.
Out of scope
- Exact interaction/UX details — to be elaborated in a later session.
Problem
On large data models the Graph (DG) view has no way to find an entity by name — you scan visually or switch to the Dictionary. The Dictionary view already has search-as-highlight (CSS Custom Highlight); the Graph view has nothing equivalent.
Proposal
A search box on the Graph view that highlights the entities (nodes) whose name — and ideally columns/predicates — match the query, so matches stand out against the rest of the graph. Likely pairs with pan/focus-to-match and dimming non-matches.
Why now
Large models (hundreds of entities) make visual scanning impractical, and the feature parity gap with the Dictionary search is noticeable.
Out of scope