Advanced Expand lets you explore your graph visually, without writing a single line of code. Here’s a closer look at how it works.
Two ways to query your graph
In GraphAware Hume, one way to query your graph is through Actions: pre-configured Cypher queries you can run with a single click. Actions are simple to use, but they do require some setup upfront. That works well for analysis you do repeatedly. But what happens when an investigation takes an unexpected turn, or you want to explore your data in a way you haven’t tried before?
That’s where Advanced Expand comes in.
Building queries without code
Advanced Expand lets you construct queries visually. Select a node in your visualisation, choose the relationships you want to explore, and apply filters. No coding required at any stage.
If you want to explore the whole dataset rather than starting from a specific node, you can work from the schema view instead. Navigate to the schema, select a class node, and build your query from there.
You can expand directional or non-directional relationships and apply filters as you go. One thing worth noting: values entered into “equals” filters are case-sensitive.
We also introduced the option to view the Cypher code for your query. Thus, you can re-use the query later – in an Action or an Alerting pattern. The Cypher code is automatically generated as you build the query. Simply copy it and use it wherever you see fit.
Reuse what you build
As you construct a query visually, GraphAware Hume automatically generates the underlying Cypher code. You can view it, copy it, and reuse it wherever you need it: in an Action, an Alerting pattern, or anywhere else in your workflow.
We have extended Advanced Expand to support even more query types. Each improvement moves us closer to GraphAware Hume being a no-code graph analytical solution that anyone on your team can use, regardless of their technical background.