Insert Chart Dialog
The
insert chart dialog allows you to insert a data driven chart into a template.
To open the insert chart dialog select the Insert menu and click on Chart….
The Data
Source pane shows the structure of the XML data. You will notice that you
can only select some of the nodes – the data group nodes. Data Group nodes
(parent nodes) are nodes that have child nodes. They typically do not
represent data attributes, but groups of data – such as an invoice, a purchase
order, a purchase order line or a shipment.
Select
a Data Group node in the Data Source pane that you would like to
associate with the graph. For example, you may have multiple invoices in the
single XML document. If you select the root node containing all invoices, the graph
will be calculated over all invoices. However, if you select the invoice node,
the graph will be calculated using the data for a single invoice.
Chart Type
XML
Publisher’s charting feature is based on Oracle Business Intelligence Beans and
it will offer all chart types provided by that module. Currently you can choose
one of the following options:
·
Bar
Graph – Vertical
·
Bar
Graph – Horizontal
·
Pie
Chart
·
Line
Chart
Dimension and Measure
Dimensions
are categories by which summarized data can be viewed. Measures are the primary
numeric data for a dimension in which you are interested. The Dimension defines
what is often described on the X-Axis of a Graph, while the Measure is often
plotted on the Y-Axis. For example, if you are interested in seeing the revenue
by country, state or city then revenue is the measure and country, state and
city are dimensions.
Select
the data field node in the Dimension box as the dimension for the chart
and in the Measure box the data field node for the measure.
Legend
Define
the text for the legend that describes the measure.
Inserting the Chart
After
you have defined the layout, you must tell the Template Builder to create a
proxy for the chart in your document.
Insert Button
The Insert
button creates the tables and forms at the current cursor position of the
template.
Close Button
Click
the Close button to close the Insert Chart dialog. The Close
button will not automatically insert the Chart into the document.
Grouping
You
can group a data group by any of its attributes. For example, if you have
invoices in multiple currencies, you can group the invoices by currencies and
create a graph for currency.
Select
a data field node, which is used to group the data in the Grouping box.
Next select an aggregation function for the Measure. The data will be
aggregated using the aggregation function.
