Chart Wizard

This wizard guides you through the process of creating a chart. It contains the following screens:

Back

Returns to the previous screen.

Next

Goes to the next screen.

Finish

Creates the chart and closes the wizard.

Cancel

Closes the wizard without creating a chart.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

Data screen

Specifies the business/report cube to use to create the chart. This screen is hidden when there is only one cube in the current catalog. See the screen.

Available Data Resources

Lists all the available business/report cubes in the current catalog, with which you can create the chart.

Type screen

Specifies the type of the chart. See the screen.

Chart Type

Lists all the chart types.

Subtype

Shows subtypes of the selected chart type in thumbnail form.

Chart Type Groups

Lists the subtypes defined for the chart.

A default chart type exists in the Chart Type Groups box. To replace it with another one, first select it, then select the wanted chart type and a sub type.

If you want to create a combo chart, click <Add Combo Type> of Primary Axis or Secondary Axis in the Chart Type Groups box, and an additional subtype will be added. To replace the additional subtype, select it, then specify the required type and subtype respectively. To add more subtypes, repeat the procedures.

Removes the selected subtype. At least one type should remain for the Primary Axis so as to create the chart.

Display screen

Specifies the fields to be displayed in the chart. See the screen.

Resources

Displays the cube elements in the selected business/report cube. Select one non-folder resource each time and then click beside the Category, Series, or Show Values box to add it into the corresponding box.

Category

Lists the dimension object that will be displayed on the category axis of the chart. If you don't want the current resource, select it and click on the left to remove it.

Series

Lists the dimension object that will be displayed on the series axis of the chart. If you don't want the current resource, select it and click on the left to remove it.

Show Values

Lists the measure objects and additional values that will be displayed on the value axis of the chart. For a combo chart, specify resources for each chart type. To add a resource to a chart type, first select the resource and the chart type separately, then click .

To remove a resource from the box, select it and click on the left.

Order/Select N

Opens the Order/Select N dialog to define the sort order and Select N condition in the chart.

Query Filter screen

Specifies the filter which you want to apply to the selected business/report cube. See the screen.

In this screen, all the predefined filters of the business/report cube are listed in the Query Filter drop-down list. You can choose one of them to apply. If you prefer to define a filter on your own, select User Defined from the drop-down list, and then define it according to your requirements.

For details about options in the screen, refer to Query Filter dialog.

Style screen

Specifies the style of the chart. This screen is hidden when there is only one style available to be applied to the chart. See the screen.

Style

Lists all the available styles for you to select from.

Inherit Style

Specifies to take the style of the parent component. The option is available only when you specify to insert the chart into a banded object or table.

Preview

Shows a preview of the selected style.

Related topics: