Evolution

The Evolution panel appears as shown:

Description of the illustration apex_network_evolution.png

The following table describes the attributes in the Evolution panel:

Attribute	Description
Enable Evolution	Switch on this toggle to enable network evolution in the graph visualization.
Height	Specify the height of the chart.
Chart	Select the chart type - Bar or Line.
Granularity	Specify the aggregation granularity for the input unit.
Unit	Select the unit of time for the increment.
Vertex Evolution Start Property	Select the name of the property to use for the vertex filtering. The time frame for the graph will be after the Vertex Evolution Start Property.
Vertex End Property	Select the name of the property to use for the vertex filtering. The time frame for the graph will be before the Vertex End Property.
Edge Start Property	Select the name of the property to use for the edge filtering. The time frame for the graph will be after the Edge Start Property.
Edge End Property	Select the name of the property to use for the edge filtering. The time frame for the graph will be before the Edge End Property.
Exclude Values	Specify one or more values to be excluded.
Show Excluded Values	Enable this toggle if you wish to display the excluded values.
Playback Step	Specify a value to determine how often does the playback advance in ms.
Playback Timeout	Specify a value to determine how many steps are taken per time out during playback.
Preserve Positions	If switched on, network evolution will keep the original vertex positions of the graph during playback.
Axis	Select one of the supported values - vertices, edges, or both.
Label Format	Specify a string that represents the format in which the date must be displayed. Note that the format must include either YYYY, MM, or DD. Otherwise, the format will be ignored.