Display data on a map

On a process map or value stream map, you can arrange data on a shape and decide whether to show or hide the data or its labels.

Note

In the web app: To add data to a shape, right-click the shape, then select Shape Data > Arrange Data. To show or hide data labels, select Display in the task pane.

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Select and arrange data fields on a shape
Show or hide data

Select and arrange data fields on a shape

For a value stream map, process shapes and inventory shapes, which also include buffer stock, supermarket, and FIFO shapes, display data on the map after you enter values for any of the following data fields.

Cycle Time
VA CT
NVA CT
Changeover
Inventory
Inv Time

For process map and all other shapes on a value stream map, you must complete the following steps to arrange data fields on a shape.

Select a shape, then choose Map > Data Display > Select and Arrange Shape Data.
In the Select and Arrange Shape Data dialog box, drag a data field from the list to the shape, then release the mouse when you determine a location. A red line indicates placement of the data beside the shape on the map.
You can select and arrange multiple data fields.
Select OK. Data displays beside the shape only if the selected data fields have values.
- If the data field does not appear, then enter a value for it in the task pane. Go to Add data to a map.
- If the data field is not in the task pane, then you must add it. Go to Manage data fields from the task pane.

After you arrange the data on a shape, you can save it as a data format that you can apply to other shapes. For information about data formats, go to Default and custom data formats.

Show or hide data

When you add data to a shape, the process map displays the data label and its value beside the shape. You can hide only the data labels for a selected shape, or you can hide all shape data on the map.

Hide data labels

To hide only the data labels, select a shape, then choose Map > Data Display > Shape Data Labels.

In this value stream map, only the data labels are hidden.

Data labels shown
Data labels hidden

Hide all data

To hide all shape data, choose Map > Data Display > Shape Data.

In this process map, the data labels and their values are hidden.

All data shown
All data hidden