XY chart reference

XY charts give a graphical representation of the prioritized elements based on a certain criteria.
Note: For better performance of XY charts in Internet Explorer 7 and 8, install Microsoft Silverlight plugin.

XY chart for Rational Focal Point 6.5.2

When you click Visualize - XY Chart for the first time, you must set the X Axis and Y Axis values for the chart to be displayed. You can color the bubbles based on the color specified for the values of Choice attribute or Indicator attribute, size the bubbles, click the elements in the chart to edit, and edit the attributes for the selected and non-selected elements.

The XY Charts consists of the following fields:
Table 1. shows the fields in XY chart
Field Description
Legend: Use this tab to define the criteria on which the visualization of the XY chart is based.
X Axis Select the criteria for X Axis
Y Axis Select the criteria for Y Axis.
Bubble Select the criteria based on which elements are displayed as bubbles. The size of the bubbles is based on the values of the selected criteria.
Connector Select an attribute to connect the elements.
Elements Selecting or clearing an element changes the color of the inner circle. Click Select/Deselect All to select or deselect all elements.
Main: Use this tab to change the viewing options of the XY chart.
Zoom Zoom in and zoom out both the X axis and Y axis by dragging the sliders. To pan, click on the chart and drag.
Edit
  • Change the attribute values for all the elements by using Edit All Selected Elements and Edit All Non-selected Elements.
  • Rank all the elements by using Rank the Elements. The attributes values are replaced with ranks.
  • Click Copy to Clipboard to place the image on the system clipboard. The image can be pasted into any image editing software.
    Note: The Copy to Clipboard option does not work on Linux installations. You must use Java version 1.4 or higher and accept the certificate.
Bubbles Resize the bubbles by dragging the slider or set a style for bubbles. To color the bubbles based on colors set for the attribute values, select an attribute from the Color list. For example, you can use a color for the resolved work items and another color for the in-progress work items. The Color list displays all the Choice attributes and Indicator attributes available in the view, apart from the default values Default and Triage.

XY Chart for Rational Focal Point 6.5.1

Rational® Focal Point™ provides visualization options in the XY chart such as selecting or clearing elements to do calculations, threshold line plotting, zooming options, and using lines to connect elements that have a common attribute. The XY chart also supports graphical settings such as 3D, grids, hovers, and cross X-Y lines.

The XY chart view consists of the following fields:
Table 2. shows the fields in the XY chart
Field Description
Legend: Use this tab to see the list of elements that are displayed in the chart. You can edit, select or clear the elements to be displayed in the chart. You can also view the threshold legend upon activating the threshold lines.
Priorities You can see the X and Y axis priorities, in percentage terms.
Main: Use this tab to configure the display options in the chart. You can configure settings like 3D, grid, cross X and Y, select or clear display options in the Settings section.
X-axis Select the criteria for X axis.
Y-axis Select the criteria for Y axis.
Bubble Add a third dimension in bubbles.
Connector Select the option to connect the elements by using attributes.

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