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Property groups and a graph view for relations

Two improvements land together. Asset types can now organize their properties into property groups that show up in forms, the asset 360, the preview panel, and the floating detail card on diagrams, and the Relations tab of the asset form gains a new graph view alongside the existing list.

Property groups​

A property group is a named, reorderable card that gathers properties on an asset type. Long, flat property lists become readable sections that mirror your domain logic.

On the asset type, the Properties tab now offers a Create property group action. Drag any property card into a group to assign it: the drop position fixes its display order. Drag a group's handle to reorder, click the pencil to rename, and use the trash icon to delete. Deleting a group never affects its properties: they simply become ungrouped.

Once a type defines groups, the rendering aligns automatically:

  • The create or edit form splits properties into one card per group. The first card always carries the core fields: icon, name, and access domains when property rights are enabled.
  • The Information tab on an asset displays one titled card per group. Empty groups are hidden, ungrouped properties appear in an untitled card, and creation and update dates have their own card.
  • Preview panels and the floating detail card on diagrams use the same titled cards.

Only administrators can create, rename, reorder, or delete groups. Everyone else simply benefits from a cleaner reading layout.

Read the full Property groups documentation.

Graph view for relations​

The Relations tab of the create or edit form now offers two display modes:

  • List (default) groups relations by type, with each row showing the linked targets.
  • Graph shows the asset as a central node connected to its linked assets, with edges colored by the metamodel. Hover a connected asset and click the minus icon to remove the relation.

Adding a relation works the same way in both modes: click Add relation, pick a relation type, then select one or more target assets. If the target does not exist yet, you can create it from the same panel.

See Manage relations from the asset form for details.

Why this matters​

Both changes target the same friction: making sense of a rich asset at a glance. Groups bring structure to long property lists, and the graph mode makes the network of relations visible while you edit. The metamodel stays the source of truth, and the form now reflects the way teams already think about their assets.