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How does "use report data" work in charts? [message #149024]

Tue, 28 March 2006 15:53

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: brice.ruth.isthmusgroup.com

I've put together a report that's pretty simple - it groups on one column,
and then provides a total of rows in the group footer. I would like to use
this data in a chart - so it seems that the chart's "use report data"
would be the ticket for this. However, I cannot find any documentation on
how this is supposed to work.

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree? I am still pretty new to BIRT.

Thanks in advance,
Brice Ruth

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Re: How does "use report data" work in charts? [message #149084 is a reply to message #149024]

Tue, 28 March 2006 17:52

David Michonneau

Messages: 1145
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

"Use Report Data" means that the chart uses the data of its container. So
it's only useful if the chart is embedded inside a table or list.

Thanks,

David

"Brice Ruth" <brice.ruth@isthmusgroup.com> wrote in message
news:1f081f63f1c22457798f21d169b42a73$1@www.eclipse.org...
> I've put together a report that's pretty simple - it groups on one column,
> and then provides a total of rows in the group footer. I would like to use
> this data in a chart - so it seems that the chart's "use report data"
> would be the ticket for this. However, I cannot find any documentation on
> how this is supposed to work.
>
> Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree? I am still pretty new to BIRT.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Brice Ruth
>

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Re: How does "use report data" work in charts? [message #149104 is a reply to message #149084]

Tue, 28 March 2006 18:20

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: brice.ruth.isthmusgroup.com

OK - are there any examples/tutorials/documentation of this? Where do I
look? It doesn't seem as intuitive as dragging a chart into a table.

Here's the group I want to visualize:

<group id="84">
<property name="groupName">Duration</property>
<property name="interval">none</property>
<property name="sortDirection">asc</property>
<expression
name="keyExpr">row["Duration"]</expression>
<header>
<row id="85">
<cell id="86">
<data id="96">
<expression
name="valueExpr">row["Duration"]</expression>
</data>
</cell>
<cell id="87"/>
<cell id="88"/>
</row>
</header>
<footer>
<row id="89">
<cell id="90"/>
<cell id="91">
<data id="107">
<expression
name="valueExpr">Total.count()</expression>
</data>
</cell>
<cell id="92"/>
</row>
</footer>
</group>

David Michonneau wrote:

> "Use Report Data" means that the chart uses the data of its container. So
> it's only useful if the chart is embedded inside a table or list.

> Thanks,

> David

> "Brice Ruth" <brice.ruth@isthmusgroup.com> wrote in message
> news:1f081f63f1c22457798f21d169b42a73$1@www.eclipse.org...
>> I've put together a report that's pretty simple - it groups on one column,
>> and then provides a total of rows in the group footer. I would like to use
>> this data in a chart - so it seems that the chart's "use report data"
>> would be the ticket for this. However, I cannot find any documentation on
>> how this is supposed to work.
>>
>> Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree? I am still pretty new to BIRT.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Brice Ruth
>>

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Re: How does "use report data" work in charts? [message #149207 is a reply to message #149104]

Wed, 29 March 2006 08:22

David Michonneau

Messages: 1145
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Brice,

I think there are some report wizards with such configuration (chart inside
a table), that guide you to create similar reports.

You can put the chart in the group header or footer, it should work.

Thanks,

David

"Brice Ruth" <brice.ruth@isthmusgroup.com> wrote in message
news:8ce535b5c93d3f8630cdd40c7c934f4e$1@www.eclipse.org...
> OK - are there any examples/tutorials/documentation of this? Where do I
> look? It doesn't seem as intuitive as dragging a chart into a table.
>
> Here's the group I want to visualize:
>
> <group id="84">
> <property name="groupName">Duration</property>
> <property name="interval">none</property>
> <property name="sortDirection">asc</property>
> <expression
> name="keyExpr">row["Duration"]</expression>
> <header>
> <row id="85">
> <cell id="86">
> <data id="96">
> <expression
> name="valueExpr">row["Duration"]</expression>
> </data>
> </cell>
> <cell id="87"/>
> <cell id="88"/>
> </row>
> </header>
> <footer>
> <row id="89">
> <cell id="90"/>
> <cell id="91">
> <data id="107">
> <expression
> name="valueExpr">Total.count()</expression>
> </data>
> </cell>
> <cell id="92"/>
> </row>
> </footer>
> </group>
>
> David Michonneau wrote:
>
>> "Use Report Data" means that the chart uses the data of its container. So
>> it's only useful if the chart is embedded inside a table or list.
>
>> Thanks,
>
>> David
>
>> "Brice Ruth" <brice.ruth@isthmusgroup.com> wrote in message
>> news:1f081f63f1c22457798f21d169b42a73$1@www.eclipse.org...
>>> I've put together a report that's pretty simple - it groups on one
>>> column, and then provides a total of rows in the group footer. I would
>>> like to use this data in a chart - so it seems that the chart's "use
>>> report data" would be the ticket for this. However, I cannot find any
>>> documentation on how this is supposed to work.
>>>
>>> Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree? I am still pretty new to BIRT.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Brice Ruth
>>>
>

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