Lucent Technologies Centrevu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide

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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 Tab
lSeries Labels Tab
lLegend Tab
lTitle Tab
lType Tab
l3D Effects Tab. 
						

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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, 
Type, and 3D Effects tabs for formatting charts on reports.
Charts provide a graphical representation of data. Values or data points 
are displayed in formats such as bars, lines, filled areas, and pie charts. 
These data points are grouped into series that are identified with unique 
colors. In many chart types, one data point from each series is grouped 
together by category across an axis. A chart can also have a title and a 
legend. Categories are plotted along the x-axis, values are plotted along 
the y-axis. A two-dimensional chart shows series next to each other, 
while a three-dimensional chart plots series along the z-axis.
If the report you are designing includes a chart, you can format how the 
chart is displayed and what is displayed on the chart. The formatting is 
done in the Chart Format Options window, which is accessed by doing 
the following:
lDouble-clicking on a chart in the report,
lSelecting Chart from the Format menu, or
lSelecting Format Chart from the right mouse button pop-up menu.
The following sections describe each of the tabs.
Title
LegendX-Axis Y-A x i s
Z-Axis
Series Labels 
						

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General Tab12
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, Rectangle, or 
Oval. The quality of the gradient effect will vary depending on the 
video card installed in the PC, or the capabilities of the printer for 
printed reports.
lOptions — Select the check boxes, as appropriate, to include or 
omit grid lines, chart borders, and legend borders on the report.
lReal-Time — If the chart is part of a real-time report and is a rolling 
chart, you can specify the number of data points to be displayed in 
the chart. Permitted values are 2 through 100, with 10 being the 
default. A rolling chart is a line chart that is initially displayed with no 
data points. For each refresh of the report, a data point is added. As 
data points are added, the chart “rolls” from left to right. When 
enough refreshes have occurred that the chart is displaying the 
number of specified data points, at the next refresh, the oldest data 
point is dropped from the display and the newest data point is 
displayed. 
						

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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 clicking on the square next to the Background 
Color option.
lIf you select Gradient, the report background will combine the 
two colors you select in the squares to the right of the Gradient 
Colors option.
You can select the type of gradient that will be used from the 
drop-down list below the Gradient option. The available types 
are Horizontal, Vertical, Rectangle, and Oval.
2. In the Options box, select the check boxes, as appropriate.
lSelect Grid Lines On to include the lines between rows and 
columns on any grid that appears on the chart.
lSelect Chart Border On to include a border around the chart.
lSelect Legend Border On to include a border around the chart 
legend.
3. If the report you are designing is a real-time report, or if this is a real-
time component of an integrated report, you can elect to make the 
chart a rolling chart. To do this, select the R
olling Chart check box 
and then define the Number of Data Points that you would like 
displayed on the chart. Permitted values for the number of data 
points are 2 through 100.
4. Select the A
pply 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. 
						

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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 the 
bar chart (in contrast to the standard y-axis display on the left-hand 
side of the chart).
The Z Axis is available only for 3D bar charts. Selecting this check 
box will make the chart display with a z-axis, making it appear 3-
dimensional.
lCategory — select the category (database item) that will be used as 
the x-axis on the chart. You can use the drop-down menu to select 
any of the database items you included in the query for this chart. 
—Category for X-Axis: (same as the Available Items box in the 
Insert Query Chart Assistant), select the database item that you 
would like to use as the category for the chart. The Category is 
usually “none” for real-time charts, or a time database item for 
historical charts.
—Show Value as Name: shows the selected category as a 
Dictionary name. 
						

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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 — Data.
In the following example, the Category (Column 1) is the Time that 
was selected on the input window, the Series are the Splits that 
were selected on the input window, and the Data is the data that was 
retrieved from the 
CentreVu®  CMS database for those splits/skills 
on the specified date for the specified time period. Also, the “Show 
Value as Name” field was not checked.
lOne data value per row — shows one line of data when multiple 
rows of data are retrieved in the query. When One Data Value per 
Row is selected, the first item listed in the Category for X-Axis drop-
down list is the item that is used for the chart category.
CategorySeries
Data (Column 1)(Column 2)
(Column 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 one “row” of data for the interval beginning at 11:00 
AM. In the second example, there is a “row” of data shown for each 
split/skill for each interval.
Using the Axis 
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To use the Axis tab, complete the following steps:
1. Depending on the type of chart (bar, line, area, step, clustered bar, 
horizontal bar, or pie, as selected on the Type tab) you are 
formatting, select the appropriate Axis check box.
2. Type the Title you would like assigned to the axis in the appropriate 
text box.
3. In the Category for X-Axis box (same as the Available Items box in 
the Insert Query Chart Assistant), select the database item that you 
would like to use as the category for the chart. The Category is 
usually “none” for real-time charts, or a time database item for 
historical charts.  
						

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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 formats for all 
types of data, select the Show All Formats check box.
6. Select the One Data Value per Row check box to show one line of 
data when multiple rows of data are retrieved in the query. When 
One Data Value per Row is selected, the first item listed in the 
Category for X-Axis drop-down list is the item that is used for the 
chart category.
7. 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. 
						

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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 currently used in 
the chart.
Using the Data 
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To use the Data tab window, complete these steps:
1. To add data items to the chart, select an item from the Available 
Data list and click the Add button.
2. To remove data items from the chart, select an item from the Data 
on Chart list and click the Delete button. 
						

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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.