Generating Business View Graphs in the Analysis View Module

In this exercise, you will use the graph wizard to generate a business view graph that summarizes the requirements by status and priority level.

To generate a business view 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 Business View Graph.

  4. Select the business view.

    1. Click Next. The Select Business View page opens.

    2. Select Requirements.

  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 requirements with high to urgent priority.

    1. Click Next. The Select Filter page opens.

    2. Click the down arrow in the Criteria column adjacent to the Priority field. The Select Filter Condition dialog box opens.

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

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

    5. 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 in the Criteria column adjacent to the Reviewed field. The Select Filter Condition dialog box opens.

    2. In the left pane, select Not Reviewed. The condition appears as follows:

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

  8. Set the graph attributes.

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

    2. Under X-axis, select Priority and under Y-axis, select Count to view the number of requirements by priority.

    3. Under Grouped By, make sure that it is set to <None>.

  9. Generate the Graph.

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

    The graph shows a summary of requirements with High to Urgent priority that have not been reviewed.

  10. Save the graph in the Analysis View module.

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

    2. Expand the Private folder, and select My_Analysis_Items.

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

  11. 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.