Impact analysis diagrams are constructed from impact analysis configurations and provide an overall view of how artifacts in a project are related. You can use impact analysis diagrams to discover all the artifacts that link to or from the target artifact or to explore the impact of changes on the related artifacts.
When you create a new impact analysis diagram, depending on the target artifact that you choose, the initial diagram can include a large number of artifacts. You can focus on specific artifacts and links in the diagram by removing existing artifacts or by adding new ones. You can also examine the properties of specific artifacts in the diagram.