diff --git a/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.h b/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.h
index 52285c2..ca74bdf 100644
--- a/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.h
+++ b/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_VisualizationWidget)
 
+class QMenu;
 class Variable;
 class VisualizationTabWidget;
 
@@ -39,12 +40,11 @@ public:
 
 public slots:
     /**
-     * Displays a variable in a new graph of a new zone of the current tab
-     * @param variable the variable to display
-     * @todo this is a temporary method that will be replaced by own actions for each type of
-     * visualization widget
+     * Attaches to a menu the menu relating to the visualization of a variable
+     * @param menu the parent menu of the generated menu
+     * @param variable the variable for which to generate the menu
      */
-    void displayVariable(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable) noexcept;
+    void attachVariableMenu(QMenu *menu, std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable) noexcept;
 
 private:
     Ui::VisualizationWidget *ui;
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.cpp
index c0467e6..cccc592 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationWidget.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h"
 #include "Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.h"
 #include "Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.h"
+#include "Visualization/operations/GenerateVariableMenuOperation.h"
 #include "Visualization/qcustomplot.h"
 
 #include "ui_VisualizationWidget.h"
@@ -121,16 +122,10 @@ QString VisualizationWidget::name() const
     return QStringLiteral("MainView");
 }
 
-void VisualizationWidget::displayVariable(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable) noexcept
+void VisualizationWidget::attachVariableMenu(QMenu *menu,
+                                             std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable) noexcept
 {
-    if (auto currentTab = dynamic_cast<VisualizationTabWidget *>(ui->tabWidget->currentWidget())) {
-        if (!currentTab->createZone(variable)) {
-            qCCritical(LOG_VisualizationWidget())
-                << tr("Can't display the variable : can't create a new zone in the current tab");
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        qCCritical(LOG_VisualizationWidget())
-            << tr("Can't display the variable : there is no current tab");
-    }
+    // Generates the actions that make it possible to visualize the variable
+    auto generateVariableMenuOperation = GenerateVariableMenuOperation{menu, variable};
+    accept(&generateVariableMenuOperation);
 }