Analysing components
To get started with the analysis, select a component to view its dependency information. All the components that the selected component is using are displayed in the Dependency Explorer view.

When you double-click a component node that has children, the hierarchy of that node only is displayed.
When you double-click a component link node, the component node that the link node refers to is highlighted on the main hierarchy.
Is Used By...
To analyse which components are using the selected component or function, do the following:
- Right-click the component or function.
- From the pop-up menu, select Is Used By....
- When the analysis is finished, the results are displayed on the Component List tab.

- (Optional) To generate and save the findings as an HTML report, right-click anywhere on the tab and select Export report... For more information on reports, see Exporting the report.
Changing the component to be analysed
To change the component you want to analyse, do any of the following:
- Right-click a node in the hierarchy and select Set As New Root Component.
- Double-click the root component (for example, notepad.exe in the above example), and choose a different one in the Component Selection page.
- Click the Select a New Root Component button on the toolbar and choose a component in the Component Selection page.
Tip: Dependency Explorer notifies you if the cache for your current build target has become outdated since it was first generated. You can update it by clicking Yes in the confirmation dialog, or update it at any time by clicking the Update cache button on the toolbar. The cache is updated with the default options.
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