Generating Entity Graphs in the Analysis View Module

In the Analysis View module, you can create graphs and configure them according to your specifications. You can also create a graph using the graph wizard. The graph wizard takes you through the steps involved in creating a graph and defining its settings.

You create graphs in either a public folder or a private folder. Graphs in a public folder are accessible to all users. Graphs in a private folder are accessible only to the user who created them.

In this exercise, you will use the graph wizard to generate an entity graph that summarizes the defects by status and priority level.

To generate an entity graph in the Analysis View module:

  1. Make sure the Analysis View module is displayed.

    If the Analysis View module is not displayed, on the ALM sidebar, under Dashboard, select Analysis View.

  2. Open the graph wizard.

    Click the New Item button and select Graph Wizard. The graph wizard opens to the Select Graph Type page.

  3. Select the graph type.

    Select Entity Graph.

  4. Select the entity type.

    1. Click Next. The Select Entity Type page opens.

    2. Under Entity, select Defects.

    3. Under Graph Type, make sure Summary Graph is selected.

  5. Select the projects to include.

    1. Click Next. The Select Projects page opens.

    2. You can include data from multiple projects in the graph. For this exercise, we will use only the current project. Make sure Use Current Project is selected.

  6. Define a filter to view defects with high to urgent priority.

    1. Click Next. The Select Filter page opens.

    2. Under Filter Selection, select Define a new filter. Click the Filter button. The Filter defects dialog box opens.

    3. Click the down arrow adjacent to the Priority field. The Select Filter Condition dialog box opens.

    4. In the right pane, select the logical expression >=.

    5. In the left pane, select 3-High. The condition appears as follows:

    6. Click OK to close the Select Filter Condition dialog box.

  7. Define a filter to view defects that are not closed.

    1. Click the down arrow adjacent to the Status field. The Select Filter Condition dialog box opens.

    2. In the right pane, select the logical expression Not.

    3. In the left pane, select Closed. The condition appears as follows:

    4. Click OK to close the Select Filter Condition dialog box.

    5. Click OK to close the Filter defects dialog box.

  8. Set the graph attributes.

    1. Click Next. The Select Graph Attributes page opens.

    2. Under Group By field, make sure that it is set to <None>.

    3. Under X-axis field, select Priority to view the number of defects by priority.

  9. Generate the Graph.

    Click Finish. The graph is displayed in the graph window.

    The graph shows a summary of defects with High to Urgent priority, whose status is not Closed.

  10. Save the graph in the Analysis View module.

    1. Click Add to Analysis Tree. The New Graph dialog box opens.

    2. Expand the Private folder, and select My_Analysis_Items.

    3. Click Save. The Defects Summary graph is saved in the analysis tree, and displayed in the View tab.

  11. Display additional defect details.

    1. Click a bar in the graph. The Drill Down Results dialog box opens and displays the defects that belong to the bar.

    2. Close the Drill Down Results dialog box.

  12. Display other graph views.

    1. Click the Pie Chart button to display the graph as a pie chart.

    2. Click the Data Grid button to display the data as a grid.