# Show Trace Mapping?

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/show-trace-mapping/10110>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 24, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/show-trace-mapping/10110 "2024-12-24T14:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![DVCoder](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/dvcoder/32/9399_2.png) [@DVCoder](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/DVCoder)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/show-trace-mapping/10110/1 "2024-12-24T14:27:51Z")

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Is there a way to show some type of trace mapping (parent/child relationships)? A visual way to show dependencies on a object ? Something like below…

 ![trace_mapping](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/b/baade792683bd67c0a8a02ce27cd0c84b672725c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mootari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mootari/32/581_2.png) [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/show-trace-mapping/10110/2 "2024-12-26T14:23:27Z")

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The minimap to the right shows direct parents and children: [Minimap | Observable documentation](https://observablehq.com/documentation/debugging/minimap)

Other than that there’s nothing built-in, but if your notebook is public or unlisted you can use the Notebook Visualizer:

> **[Notebook visualizer](https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/notebook-visualizer)**
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> To use, paste the URL of a public or shared notebook below, or type and click submit. For more on what this graph means, see How Observable Runs. Use the cell menu below to save your graph as PNG or SVG if desired. To share a link to your de

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**Author:** ![DVCoder](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/dvcoder/32/9399_2.png) [@DVCoder](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/DVCoder)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/show-trace-mapping/10110/3 "2024-12-27T02:49:34Z")

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Thanks !! But, I think I found what I’m looking for, DependenTree

> **[DependenTree](https://observablehq.com/@amogh/dependentree)**
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> This is DependenTree! A dependency graph visualization library built on top of D3. Graphs are represented visually as trees. Try clicking on the nodes in the tree above. You'll notice that the tree is a collapsable tidy tree representing the British...

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**Author:** ![mootari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mootari/32/581_2.png) [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/show-trace-mapping/10110/4 "2024-12-27T15:49:04Z")

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It wasn’t clear from your question what you were looking for.

Observable’s Standard Library includes both [graphviz](https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/dot) and [mermaid](https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/mermaid).