ArangoDB: Custom labels for edges and vertices in Graph Viewer

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I have a collection 'presidents':

{"_key": "1", "name": "George Washington"},
{"_key": "2","name": "John Adams"},
{"_key": "3", "name": "Thomas Jefferson"},
{"_key": "4", "name": "James Madison"}

and an edge collection 'presidents_relations':

{"_from": "presidents/1", "_to": "presidents/4", "linkType": "likes"},
{"_from": "presidents/3", "_to": "presidents/1", "linkType": "likes"},
{"_from": "presidents/2", "_to": "presidents/4", "linkType": "hates"},
{"_from": "presidents/1", "_to": "presidents/2", "linkType": "likes"},
{"_from": "presidents/1", "_to": "presidents/3", "linkType": "hates"}

If I import these into the Graph Viewer, I get this result: Graph without labels

This is not very informative. What I would like instead is something like this: Graph with labels

Is there a way to do this in the Graph Viewer? Preferably with an AQL command?

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1 Answers

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You can achieve this by using the graph viewer:

1.) Create a graph

Edge definition "presidents_relations" and from & to collections as "presidents"

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2.) Modify display settings

Open the graph display settings menu (top-right menu icon) and set the node label to "name" and the edge label to "linkType". Apply those settings by pressing the "Save" button.

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AQL only solution is currently not possible but may be included in the future.