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12  Format | Chart
Introduction12
The Report Designer allows you to format report charts after they have been 
inserted on the report. You will use the Chart option from the Format menu 
to edit charts on your designer reports. 
This chapter teaches you to use the Format | Chart menu option. The 
sections of this chapter are as follows:
Formatting a Chart in a Report
lGeneral Tab
lAxis Tab
lData Tab
lData Labels Tab
lFonts...

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Formatting a Chart in a Report12
The changes you make to a report’s format affect only your view of the 
report. The changes do not affect how other CMS users see the report 
unless you are in Design Mode.
Selecting Chart from the Format menu opens the Chart Format Options 
window. The Chart Format Options window gives you access to the 
General, Axis, Data, Data Labels, Fonts, Series Labels, Legend, Title,...

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The General tab allows you to specify several general options that apply 
to the chart.
General Tab 
Options
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The following chart parameters can be changed:
lBackground Color — You can specify whether the backdrop of the 
chart is a solid color or whether it is displayed as a gradient, a 
smooth transition from one color to another. The gradient transition 
can be one of the following: Horizontal, Vertical,...

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Using the 
General Tab
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To use the General tab, complete the following steps:
1. In the Background Color box, select the Report Background, Solid, 
or Gradient radio button.
lIf you select Report Background, the background of the report 
will default to the color you set on the Options Report Colors 
tab which is accessed from the Controller Tools menu.
lIf you select Solid, you can set the color of the report 
background by...

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Axis Tab12
The Axis tab allows you to specify the title that will display on each axis of 
the chart report.
Axis Tab Options12The following chart parameters can be changed:
lAxis Display — makes each of the axes visible or invisible. The 
choices are X
 Axis, Y Axis, 2nd Y Axis, and Z Axis. 
The 2nd Y Axis is available only for bar charts. Selecting this check 
box will display the y-axis information on the right-hand side of...

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—Format: use the drop-down list to select the applicable formats 
for the selected category. If you would like to view all of the 
available formats for all types of data, select the Show All 
Formats check box.
There are three columns used to define the category and series for 
the chart. The information gathered by each column is as follows:
lColumn 1 — Category (can be “none”)
lColumn 2 — Series (usually Split)
lColumn 3 —...

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The previous example showed a report with One Data Value per 
Row selected. Following is an example of the same report, using the 
same Category item (STARTTIME), without One Data Value per 
Row selected.
In the first example, you can see that the report shows one “row” of 
data for the interval beginning at 10:00 AM, one “row” of data that 
includes information for each split/skill for the interval beginning at 
10:30 AM, and...

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4. Select the Show Value as Name check box if you would like to 
show the selected category as a Dictionary name. Note that this 
check box is available only when the selected category is an item 
that can be defined in the Dictionary.
5. Select the Format in which the category will display. Use the drop-
down list to select for the applicable formats for the selected 
category. If you would like to view all of the available...

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The Data tab lets you add and remove data items to be used in the chart. 
The available data items are the data items that are specified in the query 
that this chart uses.
Data Tab 
Options
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The following chart parameters can be changed:
lAvailable Data — Lists all of the data items that are available, 
based on the query that is being used, for the chart or table.
lData on Chart — Displays the data items that are...

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3. To rearrange the order in which items appear on the chart, select an 
item on the Data on Chart list and use the Up and Down buttons to 
move the item to the appropriate place on the list.
4. Select the Apply button to make the changes and to keep the Chart 
Format Options window open.
Select the OK button to make the changes and to close the Chart Format 
Options window.