Ad Hoc Chart Report How-To

InetSoft's reporting software has a chart tool that allows you to view complex data in a simple and straightforward manner. Read on to learn more about the Style Intelligence solution.

The chart is a widely used element in data presentation. It presents data in a graphical form and is very useful to convey implications of certain data in a succinct manner. For instance, a corporate presentation may use a pie chart to show the market share of the industry leaders. This is more easily understood than a table of numbers.

  1. Choose ‘Chart Wizard’. In Step 1, select ‘Order details’ within ‘Orders’. Click ‘Next’ to proceed.
  2. In Step 2 you can select the desired chart style. Leave it as ‘Auto’.
  3. In Step 3, select the ‘Company’ field for the X-axis. Note that you can also derive new columns from existing columns.
  4. In Step 4, select ‘Total’ for the Y-axis. Select ‘Sum’ from the dropdown menu.
  5. In Step 5, you can select columns to be represented by various visual properties. Select ‘Product’ to be displayed as ‘Color’.
  6. For Step 6, specify the condition “Discount is greater than 0,” and click ‘Append’ to insert the condition.
  7. Click ‘Finish’.
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