Operation Manual

Charting
Creating charts
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Drill-down with legends
If the chart consists of one or more group fields, you can use the chart legend to
drill down on individual groups. Double-click the drill-down cursor on the markers
and text in the legend to view the details about that section of the chart.
Creating charts
When you insert a chart in a report, you may see one of the following options:
• A chart object frame in the Report Header.
Once you have placed the chart frame, the Chart Expert dialog box
appears. For more information on where to place a chart in the report,
see “Where to place a chart” on page 286.
• A chart automatically inserted in the Report Header.
In some situations, such as when there is at least one group and one
summarized field in your report, a chart is automatically added to the
Report Header, and the Chart Expert dialog box does not appear. This
usually happens when you chart on Cross-Tab summaries or when you
chart on an OLAP cube, but it may also happen when you chart on
summary or subtotal fields.
Charting on details or formula fields (Advanced layout)
The Advanced layout allows you to create a chart based on specific values.
Since charts are a good way to display summarized information, they are
often based on a summary field in your report. With an Advanced layout, you
can create a chart without the need for a summary field by using values that
appear in the Details section of your report.
To create a chart based on the Advanced layout, you must specify two things:
• Conditions (there can be two).
• Values (there can be multiple values).
Condition
The condition is used to indicate when to plot the point. For example, a chart
showing last year’s sales for your customers uses the Customer Name field
as the condition. Each time the condition changes (the customer name
changes), a point is plotted.
You also have the option of plotting a point for each record, or plotting one
point for all records.