Notion provides the building blocks to let you create just about whatever you want, however you want it. While this makes it easy to design a Notion Workspace however you want it, it's also easy for things to get a bit out of hand. The Database Relations Chart helps you manage your Workspace by visualising the relationships and relative size of all of your databases.

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How Does it Work?

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Once you have connected your Notion Workspace to Canvas:OS, the chart page will search for all your shared databases along with their relations and rollups, then construct the interactive chart to display them.

Each circle represents a database, with its size indicating the number of pages within it relative to your other databases. The lines show the relationships between databases, with each relationship cluster having a distinct colour. Hover over the circles to get more info or to open up the database in Notion.

Signup for a Pro or Connect account to start mapping! https://www.canvas-os.com/pricing

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Walkthrough

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Click through this tour for an overview of the Database Relations Map, using the Company Operating System Template.

https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm755jelb08awqao1aamrrb0q

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Steps to Success:

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1. Create a Canavs:OS account and connect to Notion using the signup with Notion button, or from the dashboard.
   1. Select the pages and Teamspaces you want to share.
   2. ⚠️ If you have a very large Workspace with hundreds of pages and databases, try sharing a smaller Teamspace first to test it out. You can always add more pages to your integration with Canvas:OS later.
2. Subscribe to https://www.canvas-os.com/pricing Pro or Connect. You can do this in Settings > General, or by going to the Pricing Page.
3. Go to the Notion Charts page and select the Database Relations Chart.
4. Once the chart has loaded, you can interact with the chart and Copy the Embed URL to embed it anywhere in your Workspace.
5. That’s it! The chart will update with your data whenever you access the chart page in Canvas:OS.

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Example Chart

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Hover over each circle to get more info on each database and click the links to open the database in Notion. Click and drag your mouse to re-organise the layout.

📲 For mobile users, pinch to zoom in and out 🤏, and tap the circles to get more details about each database.

https://canvas-os.com/embed/relations?workspaceId=e32616ec-a235-4352-ae55-875328d0a066&configUrl=%2Fapi%2Fchart-data%2Frelations-chart%2Fconfig

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Automatic Updates

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Updates are triggered automatically when you access the chart page in Canvas:OS. The integration checks for new or updated databases, updated relationships, and deleted items. The chart page and embedded page views will be updated with the new data each time you visit the page.

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Limitations

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Large Workspaces

• Workspaces with over 100 databases will take longer to load, and may not display everything on the chart canvas. if this happens, try reducing the number of shared pages with Canvas:OS and load the page again.

Page and Database Conflicts

• If one of your related databases hasn’t been shared with Canvas:OS, then the relationship will not appear on the chart
• Databases with over 20 relation or rollup properties may not appear properly on the chart.

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Support and Feedback

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For any issues with the Database Relations Chart, please reach out for help. Otherwise, to suggest ideas to improve the chart, jump on the #Feedback Channel page. I’d love to hear how it could be improved.