Line strengths are a useful way of indicating the general status or quality of
information that is represented by an item. The line strengths that you define depend on the
convention that is adopted by your organization.
About this task
Line strengths can be used to indicate the quality of information that is available for
items on your chart. By default, the following line strengths are available:
- Confirmed
- Indicated as a solid line, this line strength is applied as a default to all created items. A
line strength is confirmed if the information is of a high quality.
- Unconfirmed
- Indicated as a dashed line. A line strength is unconfirmed if the information is not of a high
quality.
- Tentative
- Indicated as a dotted line. A line strength is tentative if the information is
hypothetical.
You can update these defaults and add more line strengths if required. Any
changes that you make are stored with the chart properties and available to others when you share
the chart.
Procedure
To modify the available line strengths:
-
Click .
- Click one of the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|
| New |
Create a line strength, when the default line strengths are not suitable. |
| Duplicate |
Duplicate a line strength. The selected line strength is duplicated
and a line strength is created with the following properties:
- A name of "Copy "n" of Line Strength", where "n" is the lowest
unused number.
- The same strength as the selected line strength
|
- Type a name for the line strength.
For
example, hypothesis.
- Change the line style, by selecting a style from the
Strength list.
Tip: You can delete line strengths
that are no longer used. You cannot delete a line strength that is
in use on the chart.
- Optional:
To modify an existing line strength, click the down arrow in the Strength list and select the
line strength to use.
- Click OK.
