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Summarize Your Results – Managing Diagrams

This article explains how to create, customize, and manage Diagrams in ClearPoint Next.

Ted Jackson avatar
Written by Ted Jackson
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Diagrams provide a visual way to communicate your strategy, illustrate alignment, and help users quickly navigate to key Elements across your Scorecards.


Creating a New Diagram

  1. From the left navigation, click Reports.

  2. Select Diagrams.

  3. Click + Add Diagram.

  4. Enter a Diagram Name (e.g., Upward Air Corporate).

  5. Click Save.


Adding Elements to a Diagram

You can place Objectives, Measures, Initiatives, and other Elements directly onto your Diagram for easy navigation.

How to add Elements

  • Open the Diagram you want to edit.

  • Click Edit Diagram.

  • Select Place Element.

    • Drag and drop elements (Objectives, Measures, Initiatives, Milestones, Action Items and Risks).

    • Use Filter Elements to search for specific Elements.

  • Click Save.


Editing Shapes and Formatting – Diagram Edit Bar Overview

When you select a shape or Element on your Diagram, the Edit Bar appears at the top of the canvas. These tools allow you to customize the appearance and behavior of any Diagram object.

🎨 Stroke (Border Color)
Choose the border color for the selected shape.


🎨 Background (Fill Color)
Apply a background color to visually distinguish Diagram components.


🧩 Fill (Pattern Fill)
Add crosshatch or patterned fills—useful in black-and-white printing or when color
alone isn’t enough.


📏 Stroke Width
Increase or decrease border thickness.


🖊 Stroke Style
Choose solid, dashed, or dotted borders.


🌀 Sloppiness
Apply a sketch-style hand-drawn effect.


📐 Edges
Toggle rounded or sharp corners for shapes.


🔤 Font Family
Select a text style for the Element label.


🔠 Font Size
Adjust the size of Element text.


🔗 Link Icon
Open the linked Element’s Detail Page.


🔒 Lock / Unlock
Lock shapes to prevent accidental edits or unlock them to reposition.


📄 Duplicate
Clone a selected shape for consistent formatting.


🗑 Delete
Remove shapes from the Diagram.


↩️ / ↪️ Undo / Redo
Reverse or reapply the most recent Diagram edits.


🔍 Zoom Controls
Zoom in, zoom out, or reset to 100% when working on large Diagrams.


Duplicating or Deleting a Diagram

  1. From the left navigation, click Reports and open Diagrams.

  2. Locate the Diagram (e.g., Upward Air Corporate).

  3. Click the kebab menu (⋮) and select Duplicate Diagram.

  4. Enter a New Diagram Name and click Duplicate.

  5. To delete, click the kebab menu (⋮) again and choose Delete Diagram.

  6. Confirm deletion.

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