KB005464: To find the number of local connectivity for each entity-GeneSpring GX 

In the context of a pathway view (network) the “local connectivity” of an entity is defined as the number of other entities in the view that are connected to it. Thus, it varies from view to view; in one of the view an entity may be connected to 10 entities and in another it may be connected to 20. Since this number keeps changing, it is not stored anywhere. However, “Global connectivity” of an entity is independent of the view and is defined as the total number of relations in which the entity participates. This number is displayed because it gives some intrinsic information about the entity