### Series Options dialog

This dialog appears when you click the Top N button above the Series box in the Bind Data screen of chart in the Web Report Wizard, Insert Chart dialog, Chart Wizard, or To Chart dialog. It helps you to set the sort order of the series values and define the number of the series values that will be displayed in the chart. See the dialog.

Series Order

Specifies in which order data on the series axis will be displayed.

- Ascend
  Lists data in an ascending order.
- Descend
  Lists data in a descending order.
- No Sort
  Keeps the data in their original order in database.

Series Selection

Specifies the number of the series values that will be displayed in the chart.

- Select
  Specifies the Select N condition to define the number of series values that will be displayed.
  - All
    If selected, all series values will be displayed.
  - Top N
    If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the first N series values will be displayed.
  - Bottom N
    If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the last N series values will be displayed.
- Based On
  If checked, the series values will be sorted by values of the summary selected with the direction specified. If unchecked, the series values will be sorted by the order specified in the Series Order box of the dialog.
- Remaining Series In
  Enabled when Top N or Bottom N is selected from the Select drop-down list. Check this option and then type a character string in the text field to group all the series values beyond the top/bottom N range.
- Overall Series
  Not supported on series values.
- Skip First
  If you check the Skip First option and input a number M in the text field to the right, then the first M series values in the chart will be skipped and the Select N condition will take effect beginning with M+1. The skipped values will be included in the Remaining Series group together with all the series values beyond the top/bottom N range.

OK

Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Discards the changes and closes the dialog.

Displays the help document about this feature.

Ignores the selection and closes this dialog.