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==Advanced Options for Charts==
==Advanced Options for Charts==
<!--[[File:Chartlegend.gif|right|thumb|Legend located on the Right]]The Legend uses color codes to identify chart elements.-->
The choices in the Advanced Options section depends on the type of chart.


The available Advanced Options choices differ based on the chart type selected:
===Common Options===
:*Title: Chart Title
:*'''Title:''' Chart Title
:*Size: The chart size: Small, Medium, Large or Custom
:*'''Size:''' The chart size: Small, Medium, Large or Custom
::If ''Custom'' is selected, complete the following information:
::If ''Custom'' is selected:
:::Height: Height of the chart, in pixels
:::'''Height:''' Height of the chart, in pixels
:::Width: Width of the chart, in pixels
:::'''Width:''' Width of the chart, in pixels
:*Chart Location: Above or Below the data table
 
:*Value Labels: Show or hide the labels
===Options for Line, Area, and Bar Charts===
:*X-Axis Label: Show or hide the label
:*'''Chart Location:''' Above or Below the data table
:*Y-Axis Label: Show or hide the label
:*'''Chart Font:''' Style of the font used in the chart
:*Y Axis Number Format: Shown for vertical bar, line, and area charts
:*'''Chart Font Size:''' Size of the font used in the chart
 
:*'''Value Labels:''' Show or hide the labels
:*'''X-Axis Label:''' Show or hide the label
:*'''Y-Axis Label:''' Show or hide the label
:*'''Y Axis Number Format:''' Shown for vertical bar, line, and area charts
::Options:
::Options:
:::* %% - a percent sign  
:::* %% - a percent sign  
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:::* %f - a floating-point number, in fixed decimal notation  
:::* %f - a floating-point number, in fixed decimal notation  
:::* %g va floating-point number, in %e or %f notation  
:::* %g va floating-point number, in %e or %f notation  
:*X Axis Number Format: Shown for horizontal bar charts
:*'''X Axis Number Format:''' Shown for horizontal bar charts
::Options: Same as those show for Y Axis Number Format, above
::Options: Same as those show for Y Axis Number Format, above
:*Y-Axis Ticks: The number of ticks displayed
:*'''Y-Axis Ticks:''' The number of ticks displayed
:*X Axis Tick Angle
:*'''X Axis Tick Angle'''
:*Y-Axis Maximum Range
:*'''Y-Axis Maximum Range:''' The largest value displayed on the Y-Axis
:*Bar Width(px)
:*'''Y-Axis Minimum Range:''' The smallest value displayed on the Y-Axis
:*Bar Padding(px)
:*'''Bar Width(px):''' Width of each bar, in pixels
:*Bar Margin(px)
:*'''Bar Padding(px)'''
:*Markers: Show or hide the markers
:*'''Bar Margin(px)'''
:*Shadows: Show or hide shadows
:*'''Y Padding'''
:*Legend Position
:*'''X Padding'''
:*Legend Row: The number of rows in the legend
:*'''Edge Tolerance'''
:*Legend Columns: The number of columns in the legend
:*'''Display value as stacked'''
:*Trend Line: Show or hide the trend line
:*'''Hide Zero Point Labels'''
:*Gauge Start Value
 
:*Gauge End Value
:*'''Markers:''' Show or hide the markers
:*Chart Border: Show or hide the chart border
:*'''Point Label Location'''
:*Chart Labels: Show Values, Show Percentages, None
 
:*Chart Label Position
===Additional Options for Line Charts===
:*'''Trend Line:''' Show or hide the trend line


===Meter Gauge Options===
:*'''Chart Location:''' Above or Below the data table
:*'''Value Labels:''' Show, Hide
:*'''Gauge Start Value'''
:*'''Gauge End Value'''


<!--{| border="0" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="15"-->
===Options for Pie, Doughnut, and Funnel Charts===
<!--|[[File:chartontop.gif|none|thumb|Chart on Top, above data table]]||[[File:chartonbottom.gif|none|thumb|Chart on Bottom, below data table]]
:*'''Chart Label Position:''' Above Data Table, Below Data Table
|}-->
:*'''Chart Labels:''' Show Values, Show Percentages, None
:*'''Chart Border:''' Show or hide the chart border
:*'''Chart Label Position:''' Offset of each label from the chart segment
:*'''Shadows:''' Show or hide shadows
:*'''Legend Position:''' Left, Right, Bottom, Hide
:*'''Legend Placement''' Outside Grid, Inside Grid, Outside,
::where the "grid" is the box the chart is displayed in.
:*'''Legend Columns:''' The number of columns in the legend
<!--:*'''Legend Row:''' The number of rows in the legend-->

Revision as of 22:32, 26 January 2012

Charting options provide the ability to create graphical representations of your data in Reports.

Add a Chart to a Report

  1. In a new or existing Report, click the [Group] tab
  2. In the Row Group section, select one or two fields to define grouping
    • Charts can contain information grouped by one or two levels
    • Column grouping is not used in Charts
  3. Click the Chart tab and select the type, size and location for the chart you want to display
    Learn more: Customizing Charts
  4. Enter Title, Size and Legend information
  5. Click the [Preview] button to check that the chart displays as intended
  6. Click [Save]

Customizing Charts

The following features are available in charts:

  • Choose the chart type: Pie, Doughnut, Funnel, Line, Area, Bar Chart, Meter Gauge
  • Choose the data set to include in the chart (X-Axis and Y-Axis)
  • Choose the chart size (height and width), title, legend, orientation, location, etc., as appropriate for the chart type

Chart Formats

Available chart formats for Reports:

X-Axis and Y-Axis in Charts

X-Axis

  • The X-Axis displays values horizontally (left-right).
  • X-Axis options in charts are defined via the Group tab

To select X-Axis Options:

  1. From the Fields tab, select fields to display in the report
  2. From the Group tab, use the Row Group section to create X-Axis options

Y-Axis

  • The Y-Axis displays values vertically (up-down)
  • Y-Axis options in charts are defined via the Compute tab

To select Y-Axis Options:

  1. From the Compute tab, click the checkbox Checkboxicon.gif icon to select available Y-Axis field(s)
    • Fields that have a Numeric Return Type (i.e., Number (integer or decimal), Percent or Currency) are displayed in the Compute grid, and become available as Y-Axis options
    • The options for these fields are Total, Average, Minimum, and Maximum

Advanced Options for Charts

The choices in the Advanced Options section depends on the type of chart.

Common Options

  • Title: Chart Title
  • Size: The chart size: Small, Medium, Large or Custom
If Custom is selected:
Height: Height of the chart, in pixels
Width: Width of the chart, in pixels

Options for Line, Area, and Bar Charts

  • Chart Location: Above or Below the data table
  • Chart Font: Style of the font used in the chart
  • Chart Font Size: Size of the font used in the chart
  • Value Labels: Show or hide the labels
  • X-Axis Label: Show or hide the label
  • Y-Axis Label: Show or hide the label
  • Y Axis Number Format: Shown for vertical bar, line, and area charts
Options:
  • %% - a percent sign
  • %c - a character with the given number
  • %s - a string
  • %d - a signed integer, in decimal
  • %u - an unsigned integer, in decimal
  • %o - an unsigned integer, in octal
  • %x - an unsigned integer, in hexadecimal
  • %e - a floating-point number, in scientific notation
  • %f - a floating-point number, in fixed decimal notation
  • %g va floating-point number, in %e or %f notation
  • X Axis Number Format: Shown for horizontal bar charts
Options: Same as those show for Y Axis Number Format, above
  • Y-Axis Ticks: The number of ticks displayed
  • X Axis Tick Angle
  • Y-Axis Maximum Range: The largest value displayed on the Y-Axis
  • Y-Axis Minimum Range: The smallest value displayed on the Y-Axis
  • Bar Width(px): Width of each bar, in pixels
  • Bar Padding(px)
  • Bar Margin(px)
  • Y Padding
  • X Padding
  • Edge Tolerance
  • Display value as stacked
  • Hide Zero Point Labels
  • Markers: Show or hide the markers
  • Point Label Location

Additional Options for Line Charts

  • Trend Line: Show or hide the trend line

Meter Gauge Options

  • Chart Location: Above or Below the data table
  • Value Labels: Show, Hide
  • Gauge Start Value
  • Gauge End Value

Options for Pie, Doughnut, and Funnel Charts

  • Chart Label Position: Above Data Table, Below Data Table
  • Chart Labels: Show Values, Show Percentages, None
  • Chart Border: Show or hide the chart border
  • Chart Label Position: Offset of each label from the chart segment
  • Shadows: Show or hide shadows
  • Legend Position: Left, Right, Bottom, Hide
  • Legend Placement Outside Grid, Inside Grid, Outside,
where the "grid" is the box the chart is displayed in.
  • Legend Columns: The number of columns in the legend