Visualize frame

The Visualize frame displays the results of prioritization in various graphical formats that helps you to make the decision.
Note: The menu options available depend on the current configuration and your level of access. The example in this topic is based on the Product Management workspace template.
On the navigation bar, click Visualize and click the view to see the result of the prioritization.
Note: Based on the selected criteria, the element check boxes, and the bubbles (in XY chart, if you have selected the Triage color option) are distributed across green, yellow, and red colors in the ratio 33:33:34.
Visualize frame
The Visualize toolbar contains the following functions:
Function Description
Visualize a bar chart Bar chart Shows a bar chart that displays the priorities for the selected view and criterion.
Visualize a stacked bar chart Stacked bar chart Shows a stacked bar chart that displays the priorities for the selected view and all of the criteria. Criteria priorities are considered when the chart is drawn.
Visualize a xy chart XY chart Shows an xy chart that displays the priorities for the selected view and criteria. For XY chart, there is no shortcut menu available on right-click.
Visualize a stacked xy chart Stacked XY chart Shows a stacked xy chart that displays three dimensions. You can also see the contribution of all of the criteria.
Visualize a pie chartPie chart Shows a pie chart that displays the priorities for the selected view and one or two criteria.
Visualize a radar chartRadar chart Shows a radar chart that displays the priorities for the selected view and all criteria.
Visualize a waterfall chartWaterfall chart Shows a waterfall chart that displays the priorities for the selected view and criteria.
Priority OverviewPriority overview Shows the priority overview.
Save and PrintSave and print To save and print the chart. Saved charts are stored in the Saved Charts module.
  • The Chart attribute contains the saved chart in .jpg format. Click the chart to display a printer-friendly version in a new window. To print the chart, use the print feature of your browser.
  • The Interactive Chart attribute contains a link to an interactive applet that displays the chart. The interactive chart is displayed in a new window; you can zoom in and out of the chart, change the sort order, and interact with the chart in other ways.
Export elements and their priorities to a spreadsheetSpreadsheet Displays priorities as tab-separated text. The priorities can then be viewed in a spreadsheet.
Open the chart in a new windowchart in a new window Displays the chart in a new window.
Report Report Generates a report of displayed data (Chart or Priority Overview).
FilterFilter To define a filter for this view.

Visualize menu options

To see the menu options for the Visualize module, right-click the chart area or the control frame. Depending on where you click and what chart is currently displayed, the menu differs.
Table 1. Menu options for the Visualize module
Menu Item Explanation
Plot Icon Toggles element icons on and off
Plot Prefix Toggles element prefixes on and off
Plot Titles Toggles element titles on and off
Use Triage If this option is selected, the check boxes in the chart are drawn in three colors. The check boxes that belong to the best elements are green, the ones that belong to the worst elements are red, and the rest are yellow. If Use Triage is cleared, all check boxes are white.
Chart Size Sets the size of the chart: 50%, 75%, 100%, 125% or 150%
Sort By Sorts the elements in the chart in Original, Best at Top, or Best at Bottom order. In Stacked Bar charts, you can also sort according to disagreement.
Rank The Elements Ranks the elements
Show All Members Priorities If selected, all members' priorities for Private criteria are displayed in the chart. Only members who have done a pairwise comparison are included. If not selected, only your priorities are displayed in the chart.
Note: To show all members' priorities, you must either be a Workspace Administrator, or belong to the visualize workspace.
Show Disagreement Indicators Shows or hides the disagreement indicators (only available for Stacked Bar charts)
Edit All Checked Elements Edits one attribute for all of the elements that are selected in the chart. This is useful if you have selected all of the requirements to implement, and want to change their Status from Candidate to Accepted for Implementation.
Select All Elements Selects the check boxes of all of the elements in the chart
Clear All Elements Clears the check boxes of all the elements in the chart
Unpick All Elements Unpicks all the elements in the chart
Show List Of Criteria If this option is selected, the list of criteria is displayed to the right of the graph. If it is not selected, the list of criteria is hidden to make the graph bigger.
Show Hover Help If selected, yellow pop-up frames display the descriptions of the elements when you hover the mouse pointer over their titles.
Note: If an element does not have a description, no pop-up frames are displayed.
Copy to Clipboard Select this option to place the image on the system clipboard. The image can be pasted into any tool.
Note: This does not work on Linux installations. You must use Java version 1.4 or higher and accept the certificate that opens.

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