TaskMap Data Graphics

NOTE: This topic applies only to users of TaskMap Professional.

TaskMap Professional makes Visio Data Graphics even easier to use in two ways:

TaskMap Professional provides a selection of pre-built Data Graphics.

TaskMap Professional allows you to customize the color and operation of its pre-defined Data Graphics from the TaskMap Options toolbar button. You don’t need to learn anything about how to use Visio’s Data Graphics functions to tailor the TaskMap Data Graphics to your liking.

TaskMap Data Graphics are designed specifically to display the Task data fields that are available only in TaskMap Professional. TaskMap Professional also includes a pre-built Data Graphic that provides an alternate display format for the Responsible Role field.

Pre-built TaskMap Data Graphics

TaskMap Professional includes the following data graphics:

TDG Decision	Displays Decision Diamond on Task
TDG User-defined Fields	Displays User-defined Number and User-defined Text
TDG User-defined Fields-Dec	Displays User-defined Number and User-defined Text, plus Decision Diamond
TDG Risk-Control	Display Risk Number and Control Number
TDG Risk-Control-Decision	Display Risk Number, Control Number and Decision Diamond icons
TDG Responsible Role	Displays Responsible Role in alternate format
TDG Responsible Role-Decision	Displays Responsible Role in alternate format, plus Decision Diamond
TDG Time Threshold	Display red arrow on Tasks or Task Links that exceed a user-defined threshold value (default = 30 minutes)
TDG Time Threshold-Decision	Display red arrow on Tasks or Task Links that exceed a user-defined threshold value (default = 30 minutes), plus Decision Diamond
TDG Risk Flag	Displays one of five flags whose color reflects value in Risk Number field (1 = lowest risk; 5 = highest risk)
TDG Risk Flag-Decision	Displays one of five flags whose color reflects value in Risk Number field (1 = lowest risk; 5 = highest risk), plus Decision Diamond
TDG Time-User defined-Decision	Displays time threshold, User-defined Fields, plus Decision Diamond
TDG Risk Flag-User defined-Dec	Displays Risk Flag (as above), User-defined Fields, plus Decision Diamond
TDG User defined-Resp Role	Displays User-defined Fields and alternate Responsible Role format
TDG User defined-Risk Flag	Displays User-defined Fields and Risk Flag
TDG Risk-Control-Resp Role	Display Risk Number and Control Number and alternate Responsible Role format
TDG Risk-Control-Resp Role-Dec	Display Risk Number and Control Number and alternate Responsible Role format, plus Decision Diamond
TDG Risk-Control-Time	Display Risk Number, Control Number and Time Threshold
TDG Risk-Control-Time-Decision	Display Risk Number, Control Number and Time Threshold, plus Decision Diamond
TDG Risk Number	Display Risk Number in triangle icon
TDG Control Number	Display Control Number in diamond icon

Using TaskMap Data Graphics

To apply a TaskMap Data Graphic

Select one or more shapes on a page.

Open the Visio Data Graphics pane by doing one of the following:

Select Data/Display Data on Shapes… from the main Visio menu.

Turn on display of Visio’s Data toolbar, then click the right-most button (popup text says Display Data on Shapes).

Click on any TaskMap Data Graphic

Hint: You can only apply one data graphic at a time to any given shape, however, you can apply multiple data graphics to different shapes.

For additional information about customizing TaskMap Data Graphics, refer to the TaskMap Options toolbar button.