diff --git a/gui/include/Visualization/operations/GenerateVariableMenuOperation.h b/gui/include/Visualization/operations/GenerateVariableMenuOperation.h
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+++ b/gui/include/Visualization/operations/GenerateVariableMenuOperation.h
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+#ifndef SCIQLOP_GENERATEVARIABLEMENUOPERATION_H
+#define SCIQLOP_GENERATEVARIABLEMENUOPERATION_H
+
+#include "Visualization/IVisualizationWidgetVisitor.h"
+
+#include <Common/spimpl.h>
+
+class QMenu;
+class Variable;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The GenerateVariableMenuOperation class defines an operation that traverses all of
+ * visualization widgets to determine which can accommodate a variable. The result of the operation
+ * is a menu that contains actions to add the variable into the containers.
+ */
+class GenerateVariableMenuOperation : public IVisualizationWidgetVisitor {
+public:
+    /**
+     * Ctor
+     * @param menu the menu to which to attach the generated menu
+     * @param variable the variable for which to generate the menu
+     */
+    explicit GenerateVariableMenuOperation(QMenu *menu, std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable);
+
+    void visitEnter(VisualizationWidget *widget) override final;
+    void visitLeave(VisualizationWidget *widget) override final;
+    void visitEnter(VisualizationTabWidget *tabWidget) override final;
+    void visitLeave(VisualizationTabWidget *tabWidget) override final;
+    void visitEnter(VisualizationZoneWidget *zoneWidget) override final;
+    void visitLeave(VisualizationZoneWidget *zoneWidget) override final;
+    void visit(VisualizationGraphWidget *graphWidget) override final;
+
+private:
+    class GenerateVariableMenuOperationPrivate;
+    spimpl::unique_impl_ptr<GenerateVariableMenuOperationPrivate> impl;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_GENERATEVARIABLEMENUOPERATION_H
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/operations/GenerateVariableMenuOperation.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/operations/GenerateVariableMenuOperation.cpp
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+#include "Visualization/operations/GenerateVariableMenuOperation.h"
+
+#include "Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h"
+#include "Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.h"
+#include "Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.h"
+
+#include <Variable/Variable.h>
+
+#include <QMenu>
+
+struct GenerateVariableMenuOperation::GenerateVariableMenuOperationPrivate {
+    explicit GenerateVariableMenuOperationPrivate(QMenu *menu, std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable)
+            : m_Variable{variable}
+    {
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<Variable> m_Variable;
+};
+
+GenerateVariableMenuOperation::GenerateVariableMenuOperation(QMenu *menu,
+                                                             std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable)
+        : impl{spimpl::make_unique_impl<GenerateVariableMenuOperationPrivate>(menu, variable)}
+{
+}
+
+void GenerateVariableMenuOperation::visitEnter(VisualizationWidget *widget)
+{
+    // VisualizationWidget is not intended to accommodate a variable
+    Q_UNUSED(widget)
+}
+
+void GenerateVariableMenuOperation::visitLeave(VisualizationWidget *widget)
+{
+    // VisualizationWidget is not intended to accommodate a variable
+    Q_UNUSED(widget)
+}
+
+void GenerateVariableMenuOperation::visitEnter(VisualizationTabWidget *tabWidget)
+{
+    /// @todo ALX
+}
+
+void GenerateVariableMenuOperation::visitLeave(VisualizationTabWidget *tabWidget)
+{
+    /// @todo ALX
+}
+
+void GenerateVariableMenuOperation::visitEnter(VisualizationZoneWidget *zoneWidget)
+{
+    /// @todo ALX
+}
+
+void GenerateVariableMenuOperation::visitLeave(VisualizationZoneWidget *zoneWidget)
+{
+    /// @todo ALX
+}
+
+void GenerateVariableMenuOperation::visit(VisualizationGraphWidget *graphWidget)
+{
+    /// @todo ALX
+}