Pie Chart
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Use the Pie Chart widget to display a circular chart that illustrates how different factors contribute to an overall total. |
Pie Chart widget properties
Use this property | To do this |
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General tab | |
Name | Type an internal name for the widget. |
Connection Name | Specify a connection to a data source. |
Scope Type | Make the connection public or specify a named session. |
Title | Type a title for the Pie Chart widget box. If necessary, adjust the appearance of the title. |
Title Bar Visibility |
Specify the visibility of the widget title bar. Choose one of the following:
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Context Sensitivity |
Specify the context sensitivity. Choose from the following:
Context can be received and provided on the X-axis values. Context can be received on the following:
To specify context sensitivity options, click
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Tile tab | |
Background Color | Specify the background color of the list. |
Text Color | Specify the color of text in the list. |
Show Shadow | Display a shadow on the widget. |
Show Title Row Border | Display borders around the title row of the widget. |
Font Size | Specify the size of the widget title. |
Font Preview | Shows you how your font selections will affect the widget title. |
Bold | Display the widget title text in bold. |
Italic | Display the widget title text in italics. |
Series tab | |
X Axis Values or Labels |
Specify values or labels to use for the X axis.
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Series |
Click Add Series to add a chart series.
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Chart Series Properties (General tab) | |
Name | Type a name for the series. |
Description (if differs from Name) | Type a description for the series. |
Type |
Defaults to Pie chart. |
Series Color | Specify a color for the series. |
Y Axis Values or Range Lower Limits | Click ![]() |
Chart Series Properties (Labels tab) | |
Show Labels | Display labels for the series. These are the labels displayed within the chart, not the axis labels. |
Show for Zero Values | Select the check box to display labels for data in the series with zero values. |
Show Connector Lines | Display small lines to connect the labels with points on the series. |
Label |
Specify the value to display on the label. Use curly brackets to specify parameter values.
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Position |
Specify the position of the label in relation to the chart data. Choose from the following:
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Chart Series Properties (Tooltips tab) | |
Show Tooltips | Select the check box to display tooltips when you hover over chart elements. By default, this is set to the same state as the Show Tooltips field on the Pie Chart Properties > Options > Other tab. |
Label |
Specify the value to display as a label. Use curly brackets to specify parameter values.
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Chart Series Properties (Pie tab) | |
Pie Hole Radius % |
If you want to create a donut chart, select the size of the hole in the pie chart as a percentage of the radius of the pie chart. |
Pie Rotation | Enter the degree of rotation to use for the first slice of the pie. The default is zero degrees. |
Pie Sweep Direction | Select whether slices are ordered clockwise or counter-clockwise. |
Chart Series Properties (Options tab) | |
Show in Legend | Include the series name in the chart legend. |
Ignore Null/Empty Points | Don't include points associated with null or empy values in the series. |
Options > Legend tab | |
Show Legend |
Select the check box to display a legend. Adjust the remaining fields on the tab as necessary. |
Label |
Specify the value to display on the label. Use curly brackets to specify parameter values.
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Position | Specify where the legend should appear relative to the chart. |
Orientation | Select whether the legend should be oriented vertically or horizontally. |
Columns | Select the number of columns to include. The default is auto. |
Rows | Select the number of rows to include. The default is auto. |
Text Position | Select where the legend item labels should appear relative to the legend entries. |
Margin | Select how much margin space should separate the legend from the edge of the chart. |
Padding | Select how much margin space should surround the legend. |
Options > Colors tab | |
Use Color Palette |
Specify the color theme for the pie chart. |
Match Colors to Labels |
Select this to have the colors of the labels match the colors in the pie chart sections. |
Options > Tooltips tab | |
Show Tooltips (Default) | Select the Show Tooltips check box to display tooltips. |
Options > Other tab | |
Single-Selection Mode | Select the check box to turn on single selection mode. |
Show Animation | Select the check box to show animation on the chart. |
K/M/B Summarization (Default) | Select to display large numbers in summarized notation. |
Show Series Labels (Default) | Select the check box to show the series labels. |
Font Size | Specify the size of the series label. |
Font Preview | This text gives you a preview of how your font selections will affect the series label. |
Bold | Display the series label in bold. |
Show Tooltips (Default) | Select the Show Tooltips check box to display tooltips. |
Font Size | Specify the size of the tooltips. |
Font Preview | This text gives you a preview of how your font selections will affect the tooltips. |
Bold | Display the tooltips in bold. |
Overlapping Labels |
Specify how to handle overlapping labels.
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Advanced tab | |
Conditions |
Specify any conditions that must be met to return a value.
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Sort By |
Filter the data to further narrow the scope of the query.
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Only select the top __ records | Specify to select only a specified number of records with the highest values. |
Button Visibility tab | |
Refresh | Show or hide the Refresh button on the widget toolbar. |
Show/Hide Legend | Show or hide the Show/Hide Legend button on the widget toolbar. |
Events tab | |
Add Event Handler |
Add events to the widget.
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Last modified: Friday May 12, 2023