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## Needs Visualization
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/215517) in GitLab 13.1 as a [Beta feature](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/#beta).
> - It was deployed behind a feature flag, disabled by default.
> - It became [enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/36802) in 13.2.
> - It became a [standard feature](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/38517) in 13.3.
> - It's enabled on GitLab.com.
> - For GitLab self-managed instances, GitLab administrators can opt to [disable it](#enable-or-disable-needs-visualization).
> - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/52208) in GitLab 13.9.
The needs visualization makes it easier to visualize the relationships between dependent jobs in a DAG. This graph displays all the jobs in a pipeline that need or are needed by other jobs. Jobs with no relationships are not displayed in this view.
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Clicking a node highlights all the job paths it depends on.
![Needs visualization with path highlight](img/dag_graph_example_clicked_v13_1.png)
### Enable or disable Needs Visualization **(CORE ONLY)**
The needs visualization is deployed behind a feature flag that is **enabled by default**.
[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../administration/feature_flags.md)