Creating a chart report

To create a chart report, follow the steps below:

1. Take steps 1 and 2 in Creating a report.
2. Select Chart Report as the layout and click OK to display the Chart Report Wizard.
3. In the Data screen, select the business/report cube in the current catalog, on which the chart will be built.
4. In the Type screen, specify the chart type as required.
   

   A default chart type exists in the Chart Type Groups box. To replace it with another one, select a chart type from the Chart Type box. The thumbnails of the subtypes in this type will then be displayed in the Subtype box. Select the required subtype to replace the default chart 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 in the Chart Type and Sub Type boxes.

   To add more subtypes, repeat the procedures. To remove a subtype, select it and click .

5. In the Display screen, select a dimension object in the Resources box and add it to the Category or Series box, the data of which will be displayed on the corresponding axis. Select a subtype in the Show Values box, then add a measure object as the data of the subtype (you can add more than one measure object to a subtype). Each added subtype shall have at least one measure object.
6. If you want to specify some order/select N condition on the category/series axis of the chart, click the Order/Select N button below the Category/Series box, then define the condition in the Order/Select N dialog as required. See the dialog.
   
   1. In the Order box of the dialog, specify in which order values in the category/series axis will be sorted.
   2. In the Select N box, specify the Select N condition to All, Top or Bottom. If All is selected, all category/series values will be shown in the chart; if Top/Bottom is selected, the combo box next to it will be enabled and you can specify an integer here, which means that the first or last N category/series values will be shown in the chart.
   3. If the Based on checkbox is unchecked, the order for the top or bottom N values will be based on what you specify in the Sort box of the dialog; if you check it, the order will be based on the values of the summary field and the sort direction you specify in the drop-down list next to the Based on checkbox.
   4. If you have selected Top or Bottom from the Select N drop-down list, then you can check the Other checkbox and the type a character string in the next text box, so that the those category/series values beyond the first or last N range will be merged into the group with the name as that character string.
   5. Click OK to accept the settings and return to the Chart Report Wizard.
7. In the Query Filter screen, select the filter you want to apply to the business/report cube.
8. In the Style screen, apply a style to the chart.
9. Click Finish to create the report.

See also Chart Report Wizard for details about options in the wizard.