Create or Edit Pie Charts and Donut Charts for Visualizations in Projects/Shells

To create or edit Pie charts and Donut charts for visualizations in a project/shell (Admin mode):

  1. Sign in to Unifier with project/shell administration credentials.
  2. Go to the specific project/shell tab, and switch to Admin mode. For example, select a tab called Vision Corporation.
  3. In the left Navigator, select Setup, and then select Visualizations.
  4. In the Visualizations log (right pane), select any of the following actions:
    • Select Create to add a new visualization in the project/shell. Proceed to step 6.
    • Select a visualization in the log, and then select Edit. Proceed to step 5.
  5. On the Edit page, select Edit ("") for a Pie chart or Donut chart in the visualization layout. Proceed to step 6b.
  6. On the Create or Edit page, specify or update the following information:
    1. To preview the data before creating the chart:
      1. From the Data Source list, select the data source to use for creating the content item. The list shows published content in the alphabetical order.
      2. From the Preview Project list, select an active project/shell and then click Preview Data.
    2. From the View Type list, select Pie Chart.
    3. In the Name field, enter a name for the bubble chart.
    4. In the Description field, enter a short description about the bubble chart.
    5. From the Value list, select a data element from the data source selected above. Displays Count by default.

      For the selected data element in the Value list, select any of the following measures:

      • Average: The mean of all values of the selected data element.
      • Count: (Default) The total number of rows of the selected data element.
      • Max: For numeric fields, displays the highest value. For date fields, displays the maximum date.
      • Median: The central value among all values of the selected data element.
      • Min: For numeric fields, displays the lowest value of the selected data element. For date fields, displays the minimum date.
      • Sum: Sum of all values of the selected data element.
    6. After populating the required fields, you can allow your users to explore related data using dynamic content by selecting More Actions () and then selecting Configure Drill down.
    7. From the Color By list, select one or more data elements to measure using a color code. Perform any of the following actions:
      • To color-code additional data elements, click Add Color By.
      • To remove a color code and the associated data element, click Delete (x).
      • If you have selected more than one color code, click Drag ("") to reorder the color codes.
    8. If the data element selected in the Value list (step e) represents a numeric or currency value, specify the display format for these values:
      1. From the Decimal Places list, select the number of decimal places following the decimal point to be used for numeric values. Choices include 0 through 8.
      2. From the Abbreviations list, select the abbreviated format to be used for currency values. Choices include: Auto (default), None, Thousands (K), Millions (M), Billions (B), and Trillions (T).
      3. From the Currency Options list, select the currency used by the project/shell. Choices include: None, Shell Currency, and Base Currency.
    9. From the Data Labels list, select the location for displaying labels on the bar chart. Choices include:

      The following options display:

      • Auto: The default data label display setting for all types of charts.
      • Center: The data label displays in the center of each data point on an Area chart, Bar chart or Line chart.
      • Above Marker: The data label displays above the marker point.
      • Below Marker: The data label displays below the marker point.
      • Before Marker: The data label displays before the marker point.
      • After Marker: The data label displays after the marker point.
      • None: The data labels do not display in the chart.
    10. In the Donut field, slide right to display the pie chart shaped as a donut chart.
    11. Make changes as needed to refine the above selections.
  7. After making all changes, perform any of the following actions:
    • If you created a Pie chart or Donut chart, select Create, and return to the Edit page.
    • To confirm all the changes made to the edited charts, select Update, and return to the Edit page.
  8. On the Edit page, select Save to update the visualization with any created or edited content.