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The relations graph

View > Graph View... (or the Graph button) draws objects and their links with a force-directed layout: linked objects move closer, the others move apart.

Relations graph

What is drawn

Link Meaning
MemberOf an account is a member of a group
Group in Group a group is nested in another
GPO link / inherited GPO a GPO applies to an OU, directly or through inheritance
PSO Subject a PSO applies to an account or a group
Delegation a trustee has delegated rights over an object
Hierarchy the tree's parent-child links (off by default)

Checkboxes filter link types, and Isolated shows or hides objects without links.

Gesture Effect
Mouse wheel zoom
Drag the background pan
Drag a node move it
Click a node select it and show its details
Fit frame the whole graph, or the highlighted attack path
Re-layout restart the layout

An attack path in the graph

From the Attack paths window, Show in graph opens the graph with the path highlighted in red: arrows in the direction of the attack and rings around the objects it goes through. Once the layout settles, the view automatically frames the path.

Highlighted attack path