Process improvement (metric) Template

[Brian]

How in Visio 2003, can you create a shape that functions like the Data Bar
shape in this template. I want to use it in one of my process flow charts and
it looks really neat, but for the life of me I can't figure it out. Please
can anyone help. What it does is in the Costum properties for a entered value
it displays it almost like a bar.
It shows the amount of time in a day that the process takes up.

Thanks,

Brian

 

[David Parker]

Simple answer is to upgrade to Visio 2007 Pro.
More difficult answer is to create your own grouped SmartShape that links
the width of one of the sub-shapes to the value of a custom property on the
parent group shape. You will need to set the LocPinX of the sub-shape to 0,
so that the width change causes a width change to the right only (if that is
want you want).
Width formula can be =Sheet.3!Width*(Sheet.3!Prop.TimeRequired) or similar,
where Sheet.3 is the parent group shape, which has a custom property named
TimeRequired of Duration type