Procedures - Creating and Working with Visualizations

After you create a visualization, you can compare metric values, change size metrics, change the order of the blocks, and so on.

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  • Create a Visualization Map
    To create a visualization map, select the type of map and specify map options and the data you want to include.
  • View a Visualization Map
    To view a visualization map, display it in the Visualization window. After you display a visualization map, you have many options in the Visualization window for changing your view of the data.
  • Select a Visualization Map Style
    Vision offers three visualization map styles. Try each of the styles to determine which you prefer.
  • View Metric Values in a Visualization Map
    As you work with a visualization map, you can view the values of the metrics for which you selected the Tool Tip check box on the Metrics tab of the Options dialog box. You can also view the value of each of the metrics that is currently selected in the Size field or Color field in the Visualization window, whether or not Tool Tip is selected for those metrics.
  • Compare Metric Values of Two Blocks in a Visualization Map
    Use the information tool tips for a visualization map to compare the metric value of one block to another block.
  • Compare the Metric Value of One Block to a Group of Blocks
    You can use the information tool tips for a visualization map to compare the metric value of one block to a group of selected blocks.
  • Change the Size Metric for a Visualization Map
    In the Visualization window, you can select any metric for which you selected the Size By check box on the Metric tab of the Options dialog box. If you do not want to represent any metric by size, select None.
  • Zoom In on a Part of a Visualization Map
    To review a specific portion of a visualization map more closely, you can zoom in on the inner blocks for a group when you have two or more levels of grouping. You can also zoom in on a single block if you only have one grouping level. In that case, zooming enlarges the block to make it easier to read, an effect similar to that of the Magnify option.
  • Magnify a Part of a Visualization Map
    To review a specific portion of a visualization map more closely, you can enlarge a block that is too small to read easily. If you have two or more levels of grouping, you can also magnify a group.
  • Drill Down to a Report from a Visualization Map
    To display supporting detail for a block on a visualization map, you can drill down to related reports. This option is only available if you first specify the reports that you want to be available as drill-down reports on the Drill Down Reports tab of the Options dialog box for the visualization.
  • Change the Order of Blocks in a Visualization Map
    You can change the order of blocks in a visualization map based on color, size, or title. If you have more than one grouping level, Vision applies the same order both to the groups and to the blocks within each group.
  • Save a Version of a Visualization Map
    If, as you work with a visualization map, you create a version of it that you want to preserve, you can save it as a set of saved options from the Visualization window. You can then switch from one set of saved options for that map to another while you work with the map in the Visualization window.
  • Display a Saved Version of a Visualization Map
    If, as you work with a visualization map, you create a version of it that you want to preserve, you can save it as a set of saved options from the Visualization window. You can then switch from one set of saved options for that map to another while you work with the map in the Visualization window.
Parent Topic: Visualization Overview