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Connections

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Labels

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Load a network

Name for this network (used to label it in the comparison)

Connections or hierarchy CSV Required. An edge list, parent–child rows, or a wide hierarchy. Node attributes CSV Optional. One row per node, attributes as columns.

How is the first file structured?

Format

From column

To column

Parent column

Node column

Node ID column (attributes file)

Level columns, top to bottom in file order. Other columns become attributes of the deepest node; numbers are summed up the tree.

Compare number columns (optional)

For example, expression in each subtype. Adds a “Highest in” tab plus a Low / Medium / High tab for each column you tick.

Connections are directed (from → to)

Accepted formats

Edge list. Extra columns become connection attributes.

source,target,type,weekly_hours
Ava Chen,Ben Okafor,Collaborates,6
Ben Okafor,Isla Reyes,Reports to,1

Node attributes (optional second file). Text columns with up to 30 values become tabs.

id,department,office,tenure
Ava Chen,Engineering,Seattle,3.5
Ben Okafor,Product,Boston,6.1

Parent–child rows. Other columns describe the node in that row. Leave parent blank for a root.

parent,node,department,headcount
,CEO,Leadership,1
CEO,CTO,Engineering,40
CEO,CFO,Finance,12

Wide hierarchy. Each row is a path; numbers are summed upward (illustrative values).

department,agency,program,amount
Health,Public Health,Vaccines,4.2
Health,Public Health,Surveillance,1.1
Transport,Highways,Bridges,7.8