# Suggestion: Collapse parent tree

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/suggestion-collapse-parent-tree/8038>\
**Category:** UpFeed\
**Created:** [January 10, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/suggestion-collapse-parent-tree/8038 "2018-01-10T18:33:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DenisFR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@DenisFR](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/DenisFR)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/suggestion-collapse-parent-tree/8038/1 "2018-01-10T18:33:03Z")

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Hello,  
I suggest in Components tree to collapse parent tree and select it, if you type left arrow key.  
And add sub-menu: “Collapse to parent” and “Collapse All”.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Johannes\_Weiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Johannes\_Weiman](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Johannes_Weiman)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 7:42am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/suggestion-collapse-parent-tree/8038/2 "2018-01-11T07:42:05Z")

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Hi,  
There is already a “Collapse Browser Contents” (= Collapse All) in the ![image.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotics1/original/2X/9/9471f1325ab1a8489e4d16c1a7906f5ed54d8de3.png)  
menu.

Typing left when on an un-expanded node should probably select the parent node (but not collapse it), like in Windows Explorer.

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**Author:** ![DenisFR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@DenisFR](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/DenisFR)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/suggestion-collapse-parent-tree/8038/3 "2018-01-12T10:29:14Z")

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Hello,  
Yes, you’re right.

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**Author:** ![DenisFR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@DenisFR](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/DenisFR)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/suggestion-collapse-parent-tree/8038/4 "2018-11-08T13:03:39Z")

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