1. 5/26/2015 Create a Crumbnet
https://release2.thetuscorp.com/help/Content/Crumbnet/CreatingACrumbnet/CreateACrumbnet.htm 1/4
Create a Crumbnet
You can use Crumbnets to create problem maps of
your analysis challenge. Crumbnets allow you to plot
your analytical approach, outlining visual relationships
between concepts, items and desired outcomes. With
Crumbnets, you can easily work through your
problem using many different approaches.
1. Create a new Crumbnet
You can create a new Crumbnet at any point during
your workflow. If you are not already working in a
Space, you must open a Space or create a new
Space in which to house the content you create.
To create a Crumbnet:
1. From the Space dashboard, in the Create panel, click
the Crumbnet icon.
2. A window opens. In the Name text box, name your
Crumbnet.
3. Note that the default sharing settings for your content
are private. You can use the Crumbnet menu to
change your sharing settings.
4. Click Create.
Note ►
You can also create a new Crumbnet from the
Savanna toolbar in an existing file. To do that, first
save any changes to the existing file. Then, click
Create in the toolbar and click Crumbnet.
2. Create a new node in a
Crumbnet
Nodes symbolize important concepts for discovery,
analysis and hypothesis creation and comparison.
You can use nodes to help contextualize and scope
your analysis.
To create a node:
1. While in the Edit mode, from the Node palette, click
Discovery, Analysis, Hypothesis or Knowledge Base
to choose a node category.
2. Drag the node you wish to use to the Crumbnet
background.
3. In the text box, type the name you want to use.
4. Click anywhere on the Crumbnet background to exit
the text box and save the node name.
3. Create a relationship
between nodes in a Crumbnet
You can create relationships between nodes on a
Crumbnet to outline your thought process and
connect important concepts and ideas.
To create a relationship between nodes:
1. While in the Edit mode, hover your mouse pointer over
a node on the Crumbnet background.

2. 5/26/2015 Create a Crumbnet
https://release2.thetuscorp.com/help/Content/Crumbnet/CreatingACrumbnet/CreateACrumbnet.htm 2/4
2. Multiple icons are displayed. Click the arrow at the
bottom of a node and drag a line to any other node on
your Crumbnet.
3. The line visually represents the relationship between
the nodes.
Note ►
To automatically create a new relationship and
node, hover over the existing node and click the +
icon.
To delete a relationship, click the relationship and
press Delete on your keyboard.
4. Add supporting evidence to a
Crumbnet
You can add documents, images, videos, Maps,
Notes, and Occurrences from Search or the Space
Content window onto a Crumbnet.
To add supporting evidence:
1. In Search or from the Space Content window,
navigate to the file you wish to add to a Crumbnet.
2. In Crumbnet, ensure that you are in the Edit mode.
Drag the evidence to the Crumbnet background.
3. To relate an image, video, Occurrence,Map, or
document to a specific node, just drag it over the
node. A line is automatically displayed to signify the
relationship.
4. To relate Crumbnets or Notes, you must add a link
manually.
Note ►
To relate multiple files to a node at once, press
Shift and select the files, then drag them over the
node. Multiple lines are displayed to signify the
relationships.
5. Save a Crumbnet
You can easily save the changes that you have made
to your Crumbnet. When you save a Crumbnet, it is
automatically added to the Space in which you are
working.
To save:
1. While in the Edit mode, in the Crumbnet toolbar, click
Done.
2. The Crumbnet is added to the Space you are currently
working in, and a save confirmation message is
displayed at the top of the window.

3. 5/26/2015 Create a Crumbnet
https://release2.thetuscorp.com/help/Content/Crumbnet/CreatingACrumbnet/CreateACrumbnet.htm 3/4
3. To view the contents of the Space, click the Space
Content icon on the left side of the window.
Note ►
You can also save a Crumbnet by clicking the
Crumbnet menu and clicking Save.
Creating a Crumbnet
Create a Crumbnet
Customizing a Crumbnet
Add a description to a node in a Crumbnet
Add a hyperlink to a Crumbnet
Add supporting evidence to a Crumbnet
Align nodes in a Crumbnet
Cancel changes to a Crumbnet
Change the layout of a Crumbnet
Change the line color of a relationship in a Crumbnet
Change the line style of a relationship in a Crumbnet
Change the node color in a Crumbnet
Change the node size in a Crumbnet
Change the node type in a Crumbnet
Change the relationship type in a Crumbnet
Copy a node in a Crumbnet
Create a new node in a Crumbnet
Create a relationship between nodes in a Crumbnet
Cut a node in a Crumbnet
Delete a node in a Crumbnet
Delete a relationship in a Crumbnet
Detach supporting evidence from a node
Edit a Crumbnet
Edit an existing hyperlink in a Crumbnet
Hide child nodes in a Crumbnet
Hide node descriptions in a Crumbnet
Hide node type labels in a Crumbnet
Hide relationship type labels in a Crumbnet
Hide supporting evidence in a Crumbnet
Mask a node in a Crumbnet
Move a relationship in a Crumbnet
Name a node in a Crumbnet
Paste a node in a Crumbnet
Redo or undo an action in a Crumbnet
Resize the text label of a node in a Crumbnet
Reverse the direction of a relationship in a Crumbnet
Set the node type color in a Crumbnet
Naming and Saving a Crumbnet
Add a Crumbnet to a Space
Change the sharing settings of a Crumbnet
Close a Crumbnet
Delete a Crumbnet
Export a Crumbnet
Move a Crumbnet to another Space
Name a Crumbnet
Remove a Crumbnet from a Space
Save a Crumbnet
Save an existing Crumbnet as a new Crumbnet
Share a Crumbnet
Take a screenshot of a Crumbnet
Navigating in a Crumbnet
Deselect all in a Crumbnet
Display the Crumbnet background as a grid
Fit to screen in a Crumbnet
Hide the Crumbnet Node palette
Open supporting evidence from a Crumbnet
Pan in a Crumbnet
Select all in a Crumbnet
Select a node in a Crumbnet
Select a relationship in a Crumbnet
Select multiple nodes in a Crumbnet
View a Crumbnet with an Overview box
Zoom in a Crumbnet
Zoom out in a Crumbnet
Working with the Details sidebar in a Crumbnet
Add a comment to a Crumbnet
Add an attachment to a Crumbnet
Add a source to a Crumbnet
Add a tag to a Crumbnet
Change the workflow status of a Crumbnet
Delete an attachment in a Crumbnet
Delete a source in Crumbnet
Edit the details of a Crumbnet
Edit the details of a node in a Crumbnet

4. 5/26/2015 Create a Crumbnet
https://release2.thetuscorp.com/help/Content/Crumbnet/CreatingACrumbnet/CreateACrumbnet.htm 4/4
Edit the details of supporting evidence in a Crumbnet
Resize the Details sidebar in a Crumbnet
Copyright © 2015 Thetus Corporation. All rights reserved. | support@thetus.com