Criteria-based expansion of group nodes in a network topology visualization

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing a program which when executed by at least one processing unit presents a visualization of a topology for a logical network, the program comprising sets of instructions for:

• in response to receiving a selection of a particular user interface (UI) item, in a UI, representing a particular group of logical elements, presenting one or more filter UI items for the particular group of logical elements, each filter UI item corresponding to a different attribute associated with logical elements in the particular group of logical elements;
• upon receiving selection of one or more attribute states for each attribute for which a filter UI item is presented, identifying logical elements in the particular group of logical elements that match the selected attribute states;
• and
• presenting, in the UI, an expanded version of the particular group of logical elements that emphasizes the identified logical elements that match the selected attribute states.

An electronic device comprising:

• a set of processing units;
• and
• a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing a program which when executed by at least one of the processing units presents a visualization of a topology for a logical network, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
• in response to receiving a selection of a particular user interface (UI) item, in a UI, representing a particular group of logical elements, presenting one or more filter UI items for the particular group of logical elements, each filter UI item corresponding to a different attribute associated with logical elements in the particular group of logical elements;
• upon receiving selection of one or more attribute states for each attribute for which a filter UI item is presented, identifying logical elements in the particular group of logical elements that match the selected attribute states;
• and
• presenting, in the UI, an expanded version of the particular group of logical elements that emphasizes the identified logical elements that match the selected attribute states.