The ISHIKAWA Procedure


Summary of Operations

To invoke the following context-sensitive operations, apply the specified action (mouse event) to the appropriate hotspot, using the left mouse button:

Table 8.1: Primary Operations

Operation

Mouse Event

Hotspot

Section

Add

Click

Near the intended attachment point

Adding Arrows

Edit

Click

Arrow tail

Labeling Arrows

Move

Click (to pick)

Arrow head

 
 

Click (to drop)

Near the intended attachment point

Moving Arrows

Delete

Double click

Arrow head

Deleting Arrows

Resize

Drag

Arrow tail

Resizing Arrows

Notepad

Double click

Arrow tail

Notepads


To invoke the following operations, make the specified selection from the appropriate context-sensitive popup menu using the right mouse button:

Table 8.2: Secondary Operations

Operation

Menu

Selection

Section

Swap

Head or tail

Swap

Swapping Arrows

Balance

Head or tail

Balance

Balancing Arrows

Hide Detail

Background

< Detail

Managing Complexity

Show Detail

Background

> Detail

Managing Complexity

Zoom

Head or tail

Zoom

Zooming Arrows

Isolate

Head or tail

Isolate

Isolating Arrows

Print

Pull-down

File Save as Graph

Creating Graphics Output Using SAS/GRAPH Software

Save

Pull-down

File Save as Data Set

Saving an Ishikawa Diagram for Future Editing

Save

Pull-down

File Save as Image

 

Subset

Head or tail

Subset

Modifying Arrow Colors and Line Styles

Copy

Head or tail

Copy

Merging Diagrams

Refresh

Background

Refresh

 

Unsubset

Background

Unsubset

Modifying Arrow Colors and Line Styles

Unbalance

Background

Unbalance

Balancing Arrows

Undelete

Background

Undelete

Deleting Arrows


When applied to the appropriate hotspots, the following actions (mouse events) invoke these context-sensitive operations:

Table 8.3: Context-Sensitive Tools

Hotspot

Mouse Event

Operation

Section

Arrow Head

Click

Begin move

Moving Arrows

 

Double click

Delete

Deleting Arrows

 

Drag

Resize

Resizing Arrows

 

Popup menu

Subset

Modifying Arrow Colors and Line Styles

   

Balance

Balancing Arrows

   

Swap

Swapping Arrows

   

Copy

Merging Diagrams

   

Zoom

Zooming Arrows

   

Isolate

Isolating Arrows

Arrow Tail

Click

Edit

Labeling Arrows

 

Double click

Notepad

Notepads

 

Drag

Resize

Resizing Arrows

 

Popup menu

Subset

Modifying Arrow Colors and Line Styles

   

Balance

Balancing Arrows

   

Swap

Swapping Arrows

   

Copy

Merging Diagrams

Arrow

Click

Add new arrow or

Adding Arrows

   

complete move operation

Moving Arrows

Window

Click

Drop (finish) pending action

 

Background

Drag

Drop (finish) pending action

 
 

Popup menu

Undelete

Deleting Arrows

   

Unsubset

Modifying Arrow Colors and Line Styles

   

Unbalance

Balancing Arrows

   

Show Detail

Managing Complexity

   

Hide Detail

Managing Complexity

   

Refresh

 


The File menu on the command bar can be used to control the following operations:

Table 8.4: File Menu

File

 

Description

Section

New…

 

Start a new diagram

Tutorial

Open…

 

Open an existing diagram

Reading an Existing Ishikawa Diagram

Close

 

Close the current window

 

Merge

 

Merge in an existing diagram

Merging Diagrams

Save as

Data Set

Save as a SAS data set

Saving an Ishikawa Diagram for Future Editing

 

Graph

Print using SAS/GRAPH software

Creating Graphics Output Using SAS/GRAPH Software

 

Image

Save as an IMAGE, catalog entry

"Save as an IMAGE"

Export as Bitmap

File…

Copy to a bitmap file

Creating Bitmap Graphics Output

 

Customize…

Export options

"Export as Bitmap"


The Edit menu on the command bar can be used to control the following operations:

Table 8.5: Edit Menu

Edit

Description

Section

Copy

Copy the diagram to host clipboard

Creating Bitmap Graphics Output

Clear…

Clear the window

 


The View menu on the command bar can be used to control the following operations:

Table 8.6: View Menu

View

 

Description

Section

Ishikawa Settings

Palettes

Line and color palettes

Modifying Arrow Colors and Line Styles

 

Background Color

Change window background color

 
 

Save Attributes

Save window attributes: size, fonts and background color

 
 

Balance Method

Select a balancing style

Balancing Arrows

 

Resize Method

Select a resizing method

Resizing Arrows

 

Primary Fonts…

Font dialog for first 3 levels

Modifying Fonts

 

Secondary Fonts…

Font dialog for levels 4-10

Modifying Fonts

 

Colors…

Color dialog

Modifying Box Colors

 

Arrows…

Arrow style dialog

Modifying Arrow Heads

 

Other…

Style dialog

Modifying Environmental Attributes

Refresh

 

Refresh the window

 


The Help menu on the command bar can be used to control the following operations:

Table 8.7: Help Menu

Help

Description

SAS System Help

SAS help system

Using This Window

Ishikawa specific help