The present invention relates to the visualization of an assignment of applications to a plurality of processes performed in connection with a plurality of products, a visualizing apparatus (10) comprising an input device (12) for receiving data defining the assignment of the applications to the plurality of processes when performed in connection with the plurality of products, a matrix definition component (20) for defining a matrix comprising a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of rows representing the plurality of one of the processes and the products and a plurality of columns representing the plurality of the other of the processes and the products, a cell assignment component (22) for creating for each of the plurality of cells (ai,k) a content container (26, 28, 30, 32) identifying the applications assigned to the process in the product represented by the cell (ai,k), an evaluation component (24) capable of performing for at least one cell (a1,1) the steps of reading the content container (26) of the cell (a1,1) for determining the applications assigned to the cell (a1,1), and of performing a presentation preparation step for the at least one application which in turn comprises the steps of selecting a presentation direction for the application from a direction substantially parallel to the rows and a direction substantially parallel to the columns of the matrix depending on how many of the content containers of the cells in the current row and/or how many of the content containers of the cells in the current column contain the application, of defining a presentation box (38) extending in the presentation direction over one or more cells comprising the current cell (a1,1) and all cells in which the application is identified in the content container and which are positioned in the presentation direction side by side to each other adjacent to the current cell (a1,1), of determining an application identification pattern for being presented in the presentation box (38), and of determining the minimum size of the presentation box (38) for enclosing the application identification pattern, and of determining the minimum width of the columns and the minimum height of the rows of the matrix for enclosing the at least one presentation box (38); and furthermore an output device (36) for visualizing the matrix together with the at least one presentation box (38) enclosing the application identification pattern.
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