Charts in reports
Present data in a clearer way by using a wide range of charts that you can include in your reports. For example, to analyze the current workload, you can display data about case statuses as a pie chart.
Several charts include subtypes that provide more specialized ways of presenting data.Available chart types
- Column
- Displays values as vertical bars.
The following subtypes are available:
- Clustered – Groups columns together.
- Stacked – Stacks columns of a given group together.
- 100% – Stacks columns together. The total height for each column is always 100% of the height of the chart.
- Line
- Connects values with a line.
The following subtypes are available:
- Segment – Indicates value variations with changes in the angle of the line.
- Curved – Indicates value variations with a curved line.
- Step – Indicates value variations with as steps, with the first value as a horizontal step.
- Reverse Step – Indicates value variations with steps with the first value as a vertical step from the first to the second value.
- Horizontal – Indicates value variations with points along a horizontal line.
- Combo charts
- Combine column charts and line charts. Combo charts include one vertical axis or two
vertical axes. The two data sets share the same horizontal axis.
The following subtypes are available:
- Single Y-Axis Clustered – Single horizontal axis with clustered columns.
- Single Y-Axis Stacked – Single horizontal axis with stacked columns.
- Dual Y-Axis Clustered – Double horizontal axis that applies to columns and lines. The columns on the chart are clustered.
- Dual Y-Axis Stacked – Double horizontal axis that applies to columns and lines. The columns on the chart are stacked.
- Area
- Displays data sets one on top of another to identify relationships or differences
among them.
The following subtypes are available:
- Overlaid – Displays values as separate transparent ranges.
- Stacked – Displays values as non-transparent layers.
- 100% – Values cover the entire chart height.
- Funnel
- Displays values in descending order, which is represented by increasingly smaller
graphics.
The following subtypes are available:
- Normal – Each segment of the funnel is connected. You can click one segment to separate it from the rest.
- Exploded – Separates each segment of the funnel.
- Pyramid
- Displays values in descending order represented by increasingly larger graphics.
Mirror reflection shape of the funnel chart type.
The following subtypes are available:
- Normal – Each segment of the pyramid is connected. You can click one segment to separate it from the rest.
- Exploded – Separates each segment of the pyramid.
- Bubble
- Displays values as bubbles. The size of the bubble corresponds to the presented value.
- Pie
- Displays values as a segmented circle.
The following subtypes are available:
- Normal – Each segment of the chart is connected. You can click the segments to separate them from the rest.
- Exploded – Disconnects the segments and locates them away from the center of the chart. You can click the segments to connect them together.
- Doughnut – The segments form a circle with an empty space in the center. You can click the segments to separate them from each other.
- Bar
- Displays values as horizontal bars.
The following subtypes are available:
- Clustered – Groups the bars together.
- Stacked – Stacks the columns of a given group together.
- 100% – Stacks the columns together. The total height for each column is always 100% of the height of the chart.
- Spark
- Compresses charts so that you can embed them in a form or layout to show a wide range
of data in a single view.
The following subtypes are available:
- Line – Displays values as points connected with lines.
- Column – Displays values as clustered columns.
- Gauge
- Displays a single value as a gauge.
The following subtypes are available:
- 270 Degree Arch – Displays values in an arch with a marker in the center that indicates the value.
- Speedometer – Displays values in a gauge that resembles a speedometer with a marker in the center that indicates the value.
- Half dial – Displays values in a semicircle with a marker in the center that indicates the value.
- Half arch – Displays values in an arch with a marker in the center that indicates the value.
- Dial – Displays values in a circle with a marker in the center that indicates the value.
- Linear – Displays values in a line graph with a marker that indicates the value.
- Horizontal LED – Displays values in a horizontal line graph with a marker that indicates the value. Black and white stripes mark the value range.
- Vertical LED – Displays values in a vertical line graph with a marker that indicates the value. Black and white stripes mark the value range.
- Cylinder – Displays values in a three-dimensional cylindrical graph with a metric on the left that indicates the value.
- Thermometer – Displays values in a gauge that resembles a thermometer with a metric on the left that indicates the value.
- Adding charts in the Report Definition rule form
Create a graphical representation of report data by adding a chart to a report in the report definition rule form. For example, you can include a chart featuring specified data sets to make a report more readable.
- Removing charts in the Report Definition rule form
Save space in reports by removing redundant charts from report definitions. For example, you can remove a chart when you delete the data that the chart uses, or in a report that presents open cases, you can remove a chart when the cases are resolved.
- Enabling users to view detailed chart data
Provide application users with the option to analyze charts more conveniently by displaying data from embedded reports in the form of a list report. This approach is beneficial when users want to analyze specific data from a chart that contains multiple records.
- Exposing detailed chart data
Analyze the data in reports whose charts you embed in your application more conveniently by displaying comprehensive information in the form of a list report. For example, you can use this functionality to view and examine all data that the report references, not only the data that the chart displays.
- Data settings form in the Chart Editor
For each drop zone in the Chart Editor, you can define column-specific format settings by using the Data settings form. The available options depend on the chart type and the type of data in that column.
- Styling charts in the application skin
Maintain consistent styling of report definition reports by using a chart theme. For example, you can set specific colors for all of the reports in your application, to avoid manually modifying each report.
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