--- title: "Graph View: Settings | ThreatConnect" slug: "graph-view-settings" description: "This article describes the settings available when viewing the Associations card on the Overview tab of the Details screen in graph view." updated: 2024-10-04T12:01:09Z published: 2024-10-04T12:01:09Z --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Graph View: Settings When viewing the [**Associations** card](/v1/docs/the-associations-card) in [graph view](/v1/docs/graph-view-overview), click **Settings**![Associations Graph_Settings Icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Associations%20Graph_Settings%20Icon.png)to display the **Settings** window (Figure 1). ![Figure 1_Graph View - Settings_7.7.0](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%201_Graph%20View%20-%20Settings_7.7.0.png) Toggle the **Mouse Scroll Wheel Zooming** slider to turn on the capability to zoom the associations graph by using the mouse scroll wheel or a laptop trackpad’s scroll functionality. Use the **Export Graph** dropdown menu to export the graph as a PNG or JPEG file. The **ThreatConnect | Cola | Grid** options allow you to determine the layout for the graph. The **ThreatConnect** and **Cola**layouts show the object in the center of the display, with associated objects projecting out from it. The **ThreatConnect** layout is performance optimized and uses webgl, while the **Cola** layout does not perform as highly, but can be used when webgl is not available. **Grid** layout shows the object at the top left of the display, with associated objects projecting down and to the right in a gridlike format (Figure 2). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%202_Graph%20View%20-%20Settings_7.7.0.png) The **1st Level Associations** section of the **Settings** window (Figure 1) provides options for the display of objects that are directly associated to the object. Use the checkboxes next to **Indicators**, **Groups**, **Tags**, and **Victims** to determine whether those associated object types will be displayed or not. Use the **Association Limits** sliders to set the maximum number of associations that will be shown in the graph. NoteThe more associations that are shown, particularly for objects that a large number of first-level associations, the less granular the data will appear to be without zooming the graph in significantly. The display of second-level associations is optional. To add them to the graph, toggle the **2nd Level Associations** slider and click the **DETAILS** text to view options for their display (Figure 3). ![Graphical user interface Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%203_Graph%20View%20-%20Settings_7.7.0.png) In each section, use the checkboxes to determine which types of second-level associations should be displayed, or use the **All ** / None** header to select all or none of them, respectively. Use the sliders on the right-hand side of the box to set the maximum number of associations of each type that should be displayed. Toggling the slider in the middle to **Total**indicates that the maximum number of associations set by the sliders on the right will apply to all second-level associations of that type, while toggling the slider to **Node**indicates that the maximum number of associations set by the sliders on the right will apply per node of that type. After making changes in the **Settings** window, click the **APPLY** button for the changes to take effect. NoteThe **Node** setting is useful when there are objects with so many second-level associations that the number of second-level associations shown maxes out, causing some of the objects not to have any second-level associations shown for them. Toggling to **Node** allows every node (that is, every first-level-associated object) to have the set number of second-level associations shown for it.ImportantMultiple levels of pivoting may cause browser performance to decline as more and more nodes are loaded into the graph. In such cases, it is advisable to stop pivoting in order to prevent the browser from slowing further and crashing. If the number of associations for a particular type exceeds the association limits, a **Caution![Associations Graph_Caution Icon_Black](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Associations%20Graph_Caution%20Icon_Black.png)**icon will display under the **Settings** icon. Clicking on this icon will display a window stating that at least one association returned the maximum number of nodes (Figure 4). ![graph-view-settings-image-5ijqlwrj](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%204_Graph%20View%20-%20Settings_7.7.0.png) Clicking the **ADJUST SETTINGS**button will open the **Settings**window, showing orange **Caution**![Associations Graph_Caution Icon_Orange](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Associations%20Graph_Caution%20Icon_Orange.png)icons next to all types of associations for which the association limit was exceeded (Figure 5). ![graph-view-settings-image-m6pclsl2](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%205_Graph%20View%20-%20Settings_7.7.0.png) --- *ThreatConnect® is a registered trademark of ThreatConnect, Inc.* 20076-05 v.08.B