Copying live chart settings to dashboard widgets
If you want to create a chart widget for a dashboard that uses the same settings as an existing live chart report, save time by copying the live chart settings to the widget.
To see live charts in the project and their settings, open them from the Reports list window. See Viewing live charts and Viewing report settings.
Note: You can only copy settings from area, bar, column, combo, line, pie, and scatter live charts. Other live chart types are not supported as dashboard widgets. Some live chart types and settings may be converted when copied to a widget. See Live chart conversions.
1. Click Copy from Live Chart when adding or editing a chart widget. See Adding dashboard widgets and Editing and deleting dashboard widgets.
The Copy Settings From Live Chart dialog box opens.
2. Select the live chart to copy settings from.
Live charts that use filters with <current user> restrictions are not displayed because these filters are not supported in dashboard widgets.
Tip: To find a live chart, search for it by name. Click 
to view recently searched for names. Click 
to clear the search results.
3. Click Copy Settings.
The chart settings are copied to the Configure Widgets dialog box.
4. Make any changes to the widget settings.
5. Click OK to save the widget.
Live chart conversions
Some live chart types and settings are not supported in dashboard chart widgets. The following conversions occur when copying settings to a chart widget.
See Live chart types and Creating live charts for more information.
Area charts
| Live chart type | Converted to: |
|---|---|
| 3D | Flat |
| 3D 100% Stacked | Stacked 100% |
| 3D Gradient | Flat |
| 3D Stacked | Stacked |
| Gradient | Flat |
Bar charts
| Live chart type | Converted to: |
|---|---|
| 3D | Flat |
| 3D 100% Stacked | Stacked 100% |
| 3D Depth | Flat |
| 3D Glass | Flat |
| 3D Gradient | Flat |
| 3D Overlapping | Flat |
| 3D Soft | Flat |
| 3D Stacked | Stacked |
| Cylinder Shading | Flat |
| Flat Stacked | Stacked |
| Glass Shading | Flat |
| Gradient Shading | Flat |
| Overlapping | Flat |
| Soft Shading | Flat |
Column charts
| Live chart type | Converted to: |
|---|---|
| 3D | Flat |
| 3D 100% stacked | Stacked 100% |
| 3D Depth | Flat |
| 3D Glass | Flat |
| 3D Gradient | Flat |
| 3D Overlapping | Flat |
| 3D Soft | Flat |
| 3D Stacked | Stacked |
| Cylinder Shading | Flat |
| Glass Shading | Flat |
| Gradient Shading | Flat |
| Overlapping Column | Flat |
| Soft Shading | Flat |
Combo charts
All horizontal axis (Y-axis) symbol types are converted to circles. Box-whisker horizontal axis series are not copied to widgets.
Line charts
| Live chart type | Converted to: |
|---|---|
| 3D | Flat |
Pie charts
| Live chart type | Converted to: |
|---|---|
| 3D | Flat |
| 3D Donut | Flat Donut |
| 3D Exploded | Flat |
| 3D Ring Shaded | Flat Donut |
| Exploded | Flat |
| Ring Shaded | Flat Donut |
Scatter charts
All symbol types are converted to circles.
