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Configure a Chart control

See Chart control.

  1. On the Extended Properties page of the Chart control, click the Configuration tab.
  2. Enter a Title for the control.
  3. In the Query box, consume a Work Queue, Job or System query.

    Based on the specified query, the list of fields to group by are displayed on the Group By list.

  4. The first field in the list is selected by default. To change the default field, select a field on the Group By list.
  5. To create a visual representation of data returned from a query, select one of the following for Chart Type.

    Bar Chart

    1. To give a 3D look for the columns and bars in the bar chart, click Yes for Show Chart in 3D. (Default: No - Implies that the chart is set to 2D.)

    2. To specify how often to refresh the chart, enter a Refresh Interval. (Default: 0 - Implies that the content is not refreshed automatically. )

    Pie Chart

    1. To display pie charts without a hole in center of the pie chart, click No for Show Pie With Donut (default: Yes).

    2. To give a 3D look for the columns and bars in the pie chart, click Yes for Show Chart in 3D. (Default: No - Implies that the chart is set to 2D.)

    3. To specify how often to refresh the chart, enter a Refresh Interval. (Default: 0 - Implies that the content is not refreshed automatically. )

    Column Chart

    1. To give a 3D look for the columns and bars in the column chart, click Yes for Show Chart in 3D. (Default: No - Implies that the chart is set to 2D.)

    2. To specify how often to refresh the chart, enter a Refresh Interval. (Default: 0 - Implies that the content is not refreshed automatically.)

  6. Click Save.

    At runtime, the query associated with the chart is executed and the result showing a count of items per group and a total count is displayed in the chart.