The Chart Properties tab provides the ability to view and update the properties of charts.

Available operations:

• View and update the properties of the chart (not a separate view and edit page)
  • Fields available (view/edit)
    • Name – Name of the chart (required)
    • Source Type – Type of the source data table for the chart. This field cannot be changed once a chart is created.
      • Different options are available depending on the type of source:
        • Data Type – Use a data type (primary or secondary) as the source for the chart
          
          • Source Table – Name of the source data type for the chart. This field cannot be changed once a chart is created.
        • Report – Use a report as the source for the chart
          
          • Source Report – Name of the source report for the chart. This field cannot be changed once a chart is created.
          • Data Method – Data method of the chart (Sum or Value) (optional)
            • Sum – Total for each value in a data column (e.g., Computers in New York)
              NOTE: Sum is the data method used when Data Type is selected as the Source Type.
            • Value – Value in a data field (e.g., Annual Cost of HR Software)
          • Legend Number Format – Choose if chart legend values are formatted as numbers (e.g., 1,000.00) (optional)
          • Legend Leading Character – Enter character to prepend to chart legend values (e.g., $) (optional)
    • Description – Description of the chart (optional)
    • Chart Type – Type of the chart (Pie, Bar, Area) (required)
    • Index Axis – Index axis of the chart (Vertical, Horizontal) (required)
      NOTE: Only available on Bar charts.
    • Heading Color – Color of the heading bar on the chart (only default colors are available from the drop down) (required)
    • Chart Span – Spanning of the chart on the dashboard (Half Width, Full Width) (required)
    • Chart Position – Select the chart this chart will display before or after (required)
    • Results to Show – Choose to show all results or limit to a number (e.g. show the top five values) (required)
    • Show Legend – Choose if the legend is displayed on the chart (optional)
      NOTE: Only available on Bar and Area charts.
    • Show Zero Values – Choose if items with zero values are displayed on the chart (e.g. No Computers with a particular Migration Status) (optional)
    • Show by Default – Choose if the chart is displayed by default on a ReadyWorks user’s dashboard (optional)
    • Display Percentage in Legend – Choose if percentages are displayed in the chart legend (optional)
      NOTE: Only available on Pie charts.
    • Display First Legend Item Percentage in Chart – Choose if the percentage of the first legend item is displayed in the center of the chart (optional)
      NOTE: Only available on Pie charts.
    • Enabled – Choose if the chart is enabled (optional)
• Click the Update Chart button to save any changes to the properties
• Click the Preview Chart button to preview any changes to the properties
• Click the Close button to exit the wizard