In the example below, we are creating a value chart from a report to represent Software Costs by Region.
From the Charts tab, you can create charts from reports. To create:
- Click the New Chart button to bring up the New Chart wizard
- Enter the properties of the new chart

- Name – Software Costs by Region
- Source Type – Report
- Source Report – Software Costs by Region

- Name
- Software Cost (Number)
- Data Method – Value
- Legend Number Format – Yes
- Legend Leading Character – $
- Description – This field was left blank
- Chart Type – Pie
- Heading Color – Gray
- Chart Span – Half Width
- Chart Position – After: Users by Language
- Results to Show – All
- Show Zero Values – NO. This will omit all zero values from the chart legend.
- Show by Default – YES
- Display Percentage In Legend – NO
- Display First Legend Item Percentage In Chart – NO
- Enabled – YES
- Select the data columns and filters of the new chart

- Data Column – Software Cost
- Filter – None selected. This will display all Software Cost values on the chart.
- Label – The label was left blank. The field is ignored unless one or more filter values are selected.
- Color – Black. The field is ignored unless one or more filter values is selected.
- Label – Region
- Filter – None selected. This will display all Region values on the chart.
- Label – The label was left blank. The field is ignored unless one or more filter values are selected.
- Color – Black. The field is ignored unless one or more filter values is selected.
- Secondary Filter – Not applicable for this example
- Click the Preview Chart button to preview the chart before saving. Click the Close button to exit the chart preview.
- Click the Create Chart button when finished to create the chart. You will be redirected back to the Charts tab. Click the Cancel button to cancel the operation.
- The Software Costs by Region pie chart is shown below:
