Advanced Properties: Combo Bar Line Charts

The Bar Chart section adds color and dimension to the bar chart and to controls the spacing between each bar.

Property	Description
3D-effect	Displays data with a three-dimensional appearance. Depth—Apparent depth as a percentage of the chart's width. No 3D effect appears unless Depth is greater than zero. Default = 10 percent. Elevation—Position above the horizontal axis, in degrees. Default = 45 degrees. Rotation—Number of degrees to the right of the vertical axis. Default = 40 degrees.
Fill	Styles and colors in the chart's fill areas. If you choose more styles than colors, SQR Production Reporting Studio maps the styles and colors in order until it reaches the last style which is mapped back to the first color. The same holds true if there are more colors than styles. Style—Style(s) to use. For multiple styles, a value for X-Axis Series on the Data tab. Color—Color(s) to apply to the styles. Select one color for each style, or one color for all the styles. The color palette selected in the Palette tab is used to display the available color choices. You can use the default palette, add or delete any colors in the default palette, or define a new palette.
Cluster Controls	How the bars are spaced and displayed. Bar charts display each point as one bar in a cluster. Cluster Width—Amount of space between each cluster as a percentage of available space. Valid values are between 0 and 100. Cluster Properties—Percentage of bar overlap. Negative values add space between bars and positive values cause bars to overlap. Valid values are between -100 and 100.

Property

Description

3D-effect

Displays data with a three-dimensional appearance.

Depth—Apparent depth as a percentage of the chart's width. No 3D effect appears unless Depth is greater than zero. Default = 10 percent.
Elevation—Position above the horizontal axis, in degrees. Default = 45 degrees.
Rotation—Number of degrees to the right of the vertical axis. Default = 40 degrees.

Fill

Styles and colors in the chart's fill areas.

If you choose more styles than colors, SQR Production Reporting Studio maps the styles and colors in order until it reaches the last style which is mapped back to the first color. The same holds true if there are more colors than styles.

Style—Style(s) to use. For multiple styles, a value for X-Axis Series on the Data tab.
Color—Color(s) to apply to the styles. Select one color for each style, or one color for all the styles.

The color palette selected in the Palette tab is used to display the available color choices. You can use the default palette, add or delete any colors in the default palette, or define a new palette.

Cluster Controls

How the bars are spaced and displayed. Bar charts display each point as one bar in a cluster.

Cluster Width—Amount of space between each cluster as a percentage of available space. Valid values are between 0 and 100.
Cluster Properties—Percentage of bar overlap. Negative values add space between bars and positive values cause bars to overlap. Valid values are between -100 and 100.

The Line Chart section controls the color, size, and style of lines and symbols on a line chart.

Property	Description
Line	Style, color, and size of the lines in the chart. Style(s)—Line style (Solid, LongDash, ShortDash, Lon/Short, DashDot) Color(s)—Color(s) to apply to the styles. Select one color for each style, or one color for all the styles. Select line colors in the range of RGB. Size—Line size for an individual chart element. Select a numeric value in the range of 1-10 pixels.
Symbol	Style, color, and size of the symbols in the chart. Style(s)—Symbol style (None, Dot, Box, Triangle, Diamond, Star, VerticalLine, HorizontalLine, Cross, Circle, Square) Color(s)—Color(s) to apply to the styles. Select one color for each style, or one color for all the styles. Select symbol colors in the range of RGB. Size—Line size. Valid values range from 1-100 pixels.