# Viewing data lineage graphically

The relationships outlined by a metadata item's data lineage can be viewed in a graphical format via its item page.

## How to view data lineage graphically

1. Navigate to the desired metadata item page, then select its 'Graphs' tab.

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2. Select the 'Data Lineage' tab. The item's data lineage will be displayed.

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3. **If you wish to expand a distribution's details**, select the arrow beside its title. Regardless of whether any distributions have been expanded, the graph will show:
   * Dataset-to-dataset lineage in blue
   * Distribution-to-distribution lineage in green
   * Data element paths in grey.

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**Note:** The distributions above are attached to their respective data sets via the 'Data Sets and Distributions' section of the data sets' editors. **There is no lineage-based relationship between distributions and data sets**, only logical grouping.