Data Constellation Toolbar
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The toolbar is located at the bottom of the chart. If it is not displayed, click the diagonal arrow in the lower-left corner of the chart. The toolbar contains the following functions:
Toolbar Button
Description
Advanced Chart Properties. The Property Explorer can be used to edit less frequently-used and/or advanced properties specific to an individual chart.
Exclude Unselected Items in this table first. Change Unselected rows in the Nodes table this chart is displaying to Excluded state, so they won't be visible in any chart. This change is then propagated to any other tables connected by selection links.
Exclude Selected Items in this table first. Change Selected rows in the Nodes table this chart is displaying to Excluded state, so they won't be visible in any chart. Any Unselected rows then become Selected. This change is then propagated to any other tables connected by selection links.
Display Unselected Data. You can choose whether or not to display Unselected data during analysis. By default, Unselected data is displayed. By clicking this button, any Unselected nodes and links are left out of this chart.
Edit Chart Titles... Use this function to change the content and font style of labels displayed in an active view.
In this dialog box, you can:
Choose to display the Chart title text by placing a checkmark in the Display Title box.
Add/edit the content of the Title, as well as change the font type, font style, font color, and point size of the Title text.
Add/edit the content of Axis text, as well as change the font type, font style, font color, and point size of the Axis text.
Change the font type, font style, font color, and point size of the Label text.
Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
Glyph Shape. Click this button to select the glyph shape displayed. Values include: Cone, Cube, Cylinder and Sphere.
Glyph Placement. Use this button to define the placement of nodes in the Data Constellation chart. Values include:
Mouse Selects Data. (3D mode only) Click this button to select data in a visual.
Mouse Pans Chart. (3D mode only) Click this button to move the data displayed to the left, right, up, or down in a chart.
Mouse Rotates Chart. (3D mode only) Click this button to rotate data displayed on the X/Y axes.
Mouse Turns Chart. (3D mode only) Click this button to rotate displayed data on the Z axis.
Mouse Zooms Chart. (3D mode only) Click this button to zoom in (enlarge) or zoom out (reduce) the contents displayed in a chart. To zoom in, move the mouse upward (away from you). To zoom out, move the mouse downward (towards you).
Adjust Range. You can stretch one or more axes in the chart so that the displayed data and axes labels are easier to read. When you click this button, X, Y and Z axis slider bars display. Select any axis and drag the slider bar. To view data as it was originally displayed, drag all sliders in the slider bars back to their original positions.
Set Link Line Color. Click this button to choose the color for the links (lines between nodes) in a data constellation or map.
Adjust Node Scale. For Data Constellation and Map charts, this function allows you to configure the node size (cylinders on a Map or points on a Data Constellation) and width of the lines between the nodes (links).
2) In the Node and Link Sizes dialog box that displays, select a value from the Node Size pulldown list. Select a value from the Link Size pulldown list.
3) Click OK.
Home Position. Click this button to return data displayed in this chart to its default location.
Goto Side. Click this button to make it easier to select positive/negative data.
Goto Top. Click this button to make it easier to view row/column data.
Chart Help. Opens this page in your browser.
Configure Data. Displays the ADVIZOR Data Constellation Wizard. This wizard guides you through the process of creating a map. See Using Charts, for step-by-step instructions.
Circular node placement
Hexagonal node placement
Angular Tree node placement
Top Down Tree node placement
1) Click the button in the Data Constellation or Map chart toolbar.