Charting report data
You can add charts to distribution and trend reports. The available charts include pie, 3D pie, bar, 3D bar, area, 3D area, line, and 3D line.
Note: You can also include interactive charts in release planning, release status, and time tracking reports. The chart settings for these reports can only be customized in the stylesheet, not the report settings.
1. Click the Charting tab when you are creating or editing a distribution or trend report. See Creating distribution reports or Creating trend reports.
2. Click New Chart.
3. Select the chart Type and enter the Chart Title. You can enter up to 1000 characters for the title.
4. Select the Data to Chart.
5. Select or enter any additional chart options.
Note: To add another chart to the report, click New Chart. To reorder multiple charts on a report, select a chart and click Move Up or Move Down. Select a chart and click Delete Chart to delete it.
6. Click Add or OK to save the changes.
Bar, area, and line chart fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Size | Chart title size |
| Color | Chart title font color |
| Height | Chart height |
| Width | Chart width |
| Background Color | Chart background color |
| X Axis Title | X (horizontal) axis title. You can enter up to 128 characters. |
| Y Axis Title | Y (vertical) axis title. You can enter up to 128 characters. |
| Size | X and Y axis title size |
| Color | X and Y axis title font colors |
| Show Labels | Displays chart component labels |
| X Axis Size | X axis label size |
| Y Axis Size | Y axis label size |
| Spacing | Amount of space (pixels) between labels |
| Color | X and Y axis label color |
| Density | Density percentage. 80% displays all labels, 40% displays half, etc. |
| Show Grid | Displays the chart grid pattern |
| Show X Axis | Displays the X axis on the chart |
| Show Y Axis | Displays the Y axis on the chart |
| Color | Grid line color |
Pie charts
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Size | Chart title size |
| Color | Chart title font color |
| Height | Chart height |
| Width | Chart width |
| Background Color | Chart background color |
| Show Labels | Displays chart data labels |
| Show Percents | Displays chart data in percents |
| Label Size | Chart label size |
| Color | Label font color |
| Label Position | Spacing of chart labels |
Note: Pie charts are scaled based on a number of factors, including image size, label size, and number of labels. You may need to change the image height and width dimensions for the pie chart to display correctly.
