Editing Charts and Chart Types


Envision allows you to modify the chart type on the fly by providing context-sensitive menus for each chart type. Editing a chart involves changing the display of a visualization by further adding dimensions and measures. In all visualizations, dimensions and measures are vital parts.

Typically, the new chart type uses the dimensions, measures, and settings that are applicable, but all properties from the original chart type are saved, even if they are not available in the new chart type. For more information on using dimensions and measures for your visualizations, see Using the Dimensions Browser.

Adding Dimensions Adding Measures Adding Legends

Adding Pages

From the Dimensions pane, you can add additional dimensions from the list of available dimensions or drag and drop the dimension into Dimensions of the Filters tab in the Filters and Settings pane. You can also create new dimensions such as Derived or Hierarchical dimensions that were not originally a part of the data source. For more information about creating Derived or Hierarchical dimensions, see Defining Dimensions.

From the Dimensions pane, you add a Measure from the list of available dimensions or drag and drop the dimension into Measures into Dimensions of the Filters tab in the Filters and Settings pane. You add a Measure in the same way that you add a dimension, except that the Measure must be of 'numeric' data type.

From the Dimensions pane, you can add a Legend from the list of available dimensions or drag and drop the dimension into Legend of the Filters tab in the Filters and Settings pane. A Legend shows the detailed distribution of data based on the selected dimension.

From the Dimensions pane, you can also add a Page from the list of available dimensions or drag and drop the dimension into Pages of the Filters tab in the Filters and Settings pane. The distribution of data is then displayed in separate pages based on the selected dimension.

 

Dimensions Browser

Page Properties

Report

Properties

Changing a Chart Type

Deleting a Chart