Chart views allow the user to view a record's data in a chart. With chart views, you can compare individual data items, view a data item in proportion to the whole, and observe changes to the data over time.
This topic provides a comprehensive guide to working with chart views from a user perspective. It describes the following sub-topics:
- Creating a Chart View: Describes how to use the View Properties dialog to create a new chart view.
- Chart View Types: Describes the available chart types from which a user can select when creating a chart view.
- Configuring Grouping Properties: Describes how to configure the way in which a chart groups together data.
- Configuring Summary SQL Operation: Describes how to configure the function the chart uses to summarize grouped data.
- Formatting Chart View Display: Describes how to modify a chart's display characteristics.
- Formatting Chart View Color: Describes how to modify the colors used in a chart.
- Specifying Chart Title: Describes how to assign one or more titles to a chart.
- Specifying Chart Data Options: Describes how to configure options for displaying additional data details within a chart view.
- Specifying Axis Scaling: Describes how to configure the scaling of the axes that appear on the chart.
- Working with Chart Views: Describes how to use and navigate a chart view once it has been loaded.