Create Graph

The Graph option is displayed only for data control accessors that return a collection of objects that can be displayed as a graph. You can display data as a bar, pie, line, or an area chart.

To present data as a graph:

1. On the Type page of the Create Graph wizard, select the desired type of graph: Area, Bar, Line, or Pie, then click Next.
2. On the Sub-Type page, select a subtype of the type of graph you selected, then click Next.

   For example, you can display a bar graph as a Bar, Dual-Y Bar, Split Dual-Y Bar, Percent, Stacked Bar, Dual-Y Stacked Bar, Split Dual-Y Stacked Bar, or Floating Stacked Bar graph.

3. On the Layout page, select your desired layout of graph elements, such as the title, legend, and footnote, then click Next.
4. On the Placement page, select how you want each of the available accessor attributes to be used in the graph, then click Next.

   For example, select which accessor attribute to use to determine the values for the x-axis and the bars in a bar graph. Select <none> if you do not want to use an accessor attribute in the graph.

5. On the Format page, enter the text to use for each graph element, such as the title, legend, and footnote.
6. If the data control has associated parameters that you want to expose on a parameter form, click Next.
   1. On the Visualization Parameter page, select the check box next to the parameter for which you want users to be able to provide their own values.

      Any parameters you select in this way are displayed in a parameter form above the table, form, or graph that you are adding. Users can specify a value and click a button to refresh the data according to the values they specified.

   2. On the Visualization Parameter page, select the check box next to the parameter for which you want users to be able to provide their own values.

      The initial value displayed in this field is specified when the data control was created. You can override this initial value to control the initial display of data.

   3. In the Submit Button Label field, enter the text that you want to be displayed on the button that users click to submit values on the parameter form.
7. Click Create.