Interactive chart

Interactive charts allow chart users to grow or shrink the level of detail presented in a chart using a slider control.

Interacting with the charts

Drag the slider control () to adjust which categories are visible. Click the Maximize button () to present the chart in a larger, full-screen window. Click the Show Data button () to view the

To view and work with version 5 interactive charts, users workstations must have the Flash Player 10 browser plug-in from Adobe Systems Inc. This is available as a small free download available from www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer.

Development

To develop an interactive chart:

• Using V6.X capabilities: Create a summary-type report definition that has at least one aggregated column and one unaggregated column. You can create a Report Definition in two ways:
  • Create a report definition in the Report Browser. See Using the Report Browser. When you have created the report, you can add a chart in the Report Editor. See Working with the Chart Editor.
  • Create a report definition directly using the rule form. See Completing the Chart tab.
• Using V5.X capabilities: Use the use the V5 Report Wizard or the Summary View form create a summary view rule to extract and summarize the data values. Then complete the Chart tab to define the chart type, interactions, colors, labels, and fonts. For additional instructions and examples, see PDN article Preparing to create and use interactive charts.

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	Report Definitions — Working with the Chart Editor Summary View form — Completing the Chart tab

Definitions