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Pie / Donut Chart Control

Pie Chart controls can be used as chart on in the Free Format Report and are used to illustrate proportion. In a pie chart, the arc length of each sector (and consequently its central angle and area), is proportional to the quantity it represents.

Settings

The report settings define the look & feel and behaviour of a report.

Content Settings

Settings Description Mandatory
Pie Source Select The Lists containing the Pie Sections. Yes

Exploded Item

List Item that will show up as a highlighted section of the Pie.

No

Total Item

Select the List Item that represents the total of the Pie Chart

No

 Labels, Formats and Colors Settings

Settings

Description

Mandatory

Title Title of the Pie Chart Control No

Label Difference

In a Pie chart, sometimes not everything fits in the available Pie sections. With this parameter we can label this "Other" category.

No

Pie Data Labels

Choose if and what Data Label you would like to show. (None, Percentage or Values)

Yes

Data Labels Format

A format for the Data Labels can be chosen from the Format list

No

Central Value DONUT CHART ONLY: Show value in the center of the donut. Options are: None, Exploded item (value), Exploded item (%), Total value. No
Central Value Format DONUT CHART ONLY: The format used for the center format data number No
Central Label DONUT CHART ONLY: Enter a description in the center to the Donut (for the exploded item e.g.). No
Central Label Format DONUT CHART ONLY: The format used for the center format label. No

Scale

This defines the scaling used in the report. It can be overruled by the scaling in the Lists.

Yes

Precision

 Defines the number of decimals used for presenting the number. Options are 0-6. Similar to the Scale setting, The Precision setting is the default for all data in the report, but can be overruled by a specific (not -1) precision in the List.

Yes

Layout Settings

Settings Description Mandatory

Top X

Show only top X items in the pie. The value can be absolute or percentage. For example, Top 10 will show only top 10 values, Top 90% will show top 90% of the total

No

Show Ticks

Choose to show Ticks on the Surface of the Pie Chart or not.

Yes

Pie Radius

With this parameter you can define the Pie's radius in number of pixels. When you choose "0" it will size automatically

No

Pie Sorting Sorting of the Pie-Sections (Ascending, Descending, etc.). Yes
Donut Chart Enable the Donut view for the Pie chart

Other Settings

Settings Description Mandatory

Allow POV Changes

Specify if you want to allow the clicks in the chart or table to change the POV. This setting will be ignored if you don't enable click-able charts or rows.

Yes

Pie Legend Position

Select if and where to show the legend.

No

Legend Size

Specify the legend size which is the percentage of the chart size. This setting will be ignored if Legend Position is set to Do Not Show.

No

Legend Rows Count

Amount of rows available to display the legend. (Only available if Top or Bottom Legend Position is chosen).

Yes

See Also

Free Format Report

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