1. An apparatus for creating a network topograph that includes all select objects that are in a network, the apparatus comprising: one or more processors; and one or more stored sequences of instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out steps of: determining a first set of one or more non-select objects in the network; creating a network topograph that includes each select object in the network, wherein elements of the first set are collectively represented as a single non-select object; displaying the network topograph in a graphical user interface of a network management application; receiving input from a user, wherein the input specifies a first non-select object in the network topograph; and displaying information about the first non-select object, wherein the information was not displayed prior to the input being received.