Saving Charts

When you save a chart, you can create a link between the chart and the source object in the repository.

Linking report objects to a source object saves time and effort. By updating one source object, you update all reports that are linked to this source object.

To save a chart to the repository:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click the chart, and then select Save.
   • Select the chart, and then click .
2. In the Save Report Object dialog box, select a folder in which to store the chart, or create a new folder.
3. Enter a Name and a Description.
   For the name, you can use upper and lowercase letters, spaces and numbers. You cannot enter special characters such as %,?,+,<,>,|,@,#,$,^,&,*.
4. Do one of the following:

   • Select Link to Source Object to create a link from the chart object in the report to the source object in the repository,

   • Clear Link to Source Object to save the chart object without creating a link from the chart in the report to the saved source object in the repository.

     For a description of linked objects, see Using Linked and Local Objects.

5. Click Save
   When you save a chart, only the chart is saved, not the entire report design.