Properties Tab

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The Properties tab is used to set properties options for one or more components of a graph.


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Reference: Legend Properties Dialog Box

Click the Style Legend Text button on the Settings tab in the Properties tab to open the Legend properties dialog box as shown in the following image of the Managed Reporting environment.

Style Legend Text on the Settings tab

Click the Style Legend Text button on the Settings tab in the Properties tab to open the Legend properties dialog box as shown in the following image of the Developer Studio environment.

Style Legend Text on the Settings tab

Font
Select the font type.
Style
Select the font style.
Size
Select the text size.
Text Color
Select a text color from the drop-down list.
Text Rotation
Horizontal. Displays legend text in a horizontal orientation that reads left to right.

Vertical - Bottom to top. Displays legend text in a vertical orientation that reads from bottom to top.

Vertical - Top to bottom. Displays legend text in a vertical orientation that reads from top to bottom.

45 -degree botton to top. Displays legend text in a diagonal that reads from bottom to top.

Text Justification
Indicate whether the text will be left, center, or right justified.
Autofit
Checked. This is the default. Automatically adjusts the legend font size to fit the graph and disables the Size drop-down list.

Unchecked. To select a different legend font size, uncheck this box and select the font size in the Size drop-down list.

Wrap
Check to enable wrapping the text.

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Reference: X-Axis Label Properties Dialog Box

Click the Style Labels button on the X axis tab of the Properties tab to open the X axis properties dialog box as shown in the following image of the Managed Reporting environment.

Style Labels on the X-axis tab

Click the Style Labels button on the X-axis tab of the Properties tab to open the X-axis properties dialog box as shown in the following image of the Developer Studio environment.

Style Labels on the X-axis tab

Font
Select the font type.
Style
Select the font style.
Size
Select the text size.
Text Color
Select a text color from the drop-down list.
Text Rotation
Horizontal. Displays text in a horizontal orientation that reads left to right.

Vertical - Bottom to top. Displays text in a vertical orientation that reads from bottom to top.

Vertical - Top to bottom. Displays text in a vertical orientation that reads from top to bottom.

45-degree bottom to top. Displays text in a diagonal that reads from bottom to top.

Text Justification
Indicate whether the text will be left, center, or right justified.
Set Style For
Select to style Title or Data.
Autofit
Checked. This is the default. Automatically adjusts the X-axis font size to fit the graph and disables the Size drop-down list.

Unchecked. To select a different X-axis font size, uncheck this box and select the font size in the Size drop-down list.

Wrap
Check this box to wrap the text.

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Reference: Y-Axis Label Properties Dialog Box

Click the Style Labels button on the Y-axis tab of the Properties tab to open the Y1 Axis properties dialog box as shown in the following image of the Managed Reporting environment.

Style Labels on the Y-axis tab

Click the Style Labels button on the Y-axis tab of the Properties tab to open the Y-axis properties dialog box as shown in the following image of the Developer Studio environment.

Style Labels on the Y-axis tab

Font
Select the font type.
Style
Select the font style.
Size
Select the text size.
Text Color
Select a text color from the drop-down list.
Text Rotation
Horizontal. Displays text in a horizontal orientation that reads left to right.

Vertical - Bottom to top. Displays text in a vertical orientation that reads from bottom to top.

Vertical - Top to bottom. Displays text in a vertical orientation that reads from top to bottom.

45-degree bottom to top. Displays text in a diagonal that reads from bottom to top.

Text Justification
Indicate whether the text will be left, center, or right justified.
Set Style For
Select to style Title or Data.

If you have selected more than one Y-axis field, the Title option will not be available in the Label Properties dialog box. The Data option will be selected by default.

Autofit
Checked. Automatically adjusts the Y-axis font size to fit the graph and disables the Size drop-down list.

Unchecked. This is the default. To select a different Y-axis font size, select the font size in the Size drop-down list.

Wrap
Check this box to wrap the text.

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Reference: Graph Assistant Properties Tab (Options)
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The following image shows the Options subtab of the Properties tab, in the Managed Reportingenvironment.

Options subtab MR

The following image shows the Options subtab of the Properties tab, in the Developer Studio environment.

Options subtab DevStudio

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Graph Size
Select the WebFOCUS default size, let the applet application choose the size, or set a custom size for horizontal and vertical, both in pixels. For more information about graph size, see How to Set the Graph Height and Width. x x
Output
Select Screen , File, or Printer from the list box. If you select:

Screen, the output appears in the browser. Choose: PNG, SVG, GIF, JPEG.

You may choose PDF/SVG, PDF/GIF in the Managed Reporting environment.

File, enter a file name and select a file type: PNG, SVG, GIF, or JPEG.

Printer, graph output is sent directly to the default printer of your browser. Choose: PNG, SVG, GIF, JPEG.

Note: To include a graph in the Document Composer, the graph must be saved in .SVG format.

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Background Color
Select a background color from the color picker for the current graph. x
Frame Color
Select a frame color from the color picker for the current graph.
Stop retrieving records after the specified number have been included in the report /Record Limit

Note: This option appears as Stop retrieving records after the specified number have been included in the report in the Managed Reporting environment, and as Record Limit in the Developer Studio environment of the Graph Assistant.

Record limits are used to limit the amount of data that appears or is used in your graph.

Limit the number of read operations performed during report generation/Read Limit
Note: This option appears as Limit the number of read operations performed during report generation in the Managed Reporting environment, and as Read Limit in the Developer Studio environment of the Graph Assistant.

Read limits are used to limit the amount of records retrieved (or read) from the data source. The Read Limit option is not available with FOCUS data sources.

Summary Text for Graph
Provides a SUMMARY attribute for reports and graphs that maps to the HTML <TABLE SUMMARY> tag. A description of the graph is placed into a summary object inside the HTML table in the source code. This complies with section 508 accessibility.

The description of the graph can be no longer than 500 characters.

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Reference: Graph Assistant Properties Tab (Settings)

The following image shows the Settings subtab of the Properties tab, in the Managed Reporting environment.

Settings subtab MR

The following image shows the Settings subtab of the Properties tab, in the Developer Studio environment.

Settings subtab DevStudio

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Show Data Values
Check this box to display data values in your graph. If this box is unchecked, data values will not be included. x
FOCUS Grid
Grids are parallel lines drawn across a graph at the vertical and horizontal class marks on the axes. Check this box if you want to display gridlines. This option is only available on connected point plots, histograms, bar charts, and scatter diagrams. x
Graph on Server
Runs the graph on a server (rather than your local machine) and produces the graph as an HTML file with a GIF image. Graph on Server cannot be used when the Enable Zoom/Pan box is checked.

Note: This option is only available if the server was configured for server side graphics.

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Enable Zoom/Pan
Enables you to zoom on a graph. This feature is available for all graphs except radar, polar, 3D, pie, spectral, and stock graphs. Enable Zoom/Pan cannot be used when the Graph on Server box is checked.

Legend Settings x

Show Legend
Check this to display the legend in your graph. x
Legend Style
Select the position for the text of the legend. You may select to have the text on the right or left side, above or below the legend marker, or inside the legend marker. x
Reverse Legend Order
Enables the display of the graph legend in reverse order. This is generally most helpful when Reverse Order of Groups is selected. x
Style Legend Text button
Opens the Legend properties dialog box where you can select and style the font for the legend text. x
Markers
Select how you want markers (shapes that represent data points) to appear on your graph.
Show Markers
Will show marker shapes at the data points on line graphs. You must have this option set to on in order for values to appear when you hover your cursor over an area or line graph.
Use on Legend
Will show marker shapes on the graph legend.
Show Lines
Is the default in the Markers group. When this check box is deselected, marker shapes show on a line graph, but connecting lines are not drawn.
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Reference: Graph Assistant Properties Tab (X-Axis)

The following image shows the X-axis subtab of the Properties tab, in the Managed Reportingenvironment.

X-axis subtab MR x

The following image shows the X-axis subtab of the Properties tab, in the Developer Studio environment.

X-axis subtab DevStudio

Show axis labels
x Top. X-axis labels appear above vertically oriented graphs and to the right of horizontally oriented graphs.

Bottom. X-axis labels appear below vertically oriented graphs and to the left of horizontally oriented graphs. (This is the default.)

Top and Bottom. X-axis labels appear both above and below vertically oriented graphs and to both the left and right of horizontally oriented graphs.

x Stagger Labels. When this box is checked, X-axis labels will be staggered.

x Hide first label. When this box is checked, the first X-axis label will not appear.

x Hide last label. When this box is checked, the last X-axis label will not appear.

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Value Format
Enables you to select a format for the display of X-axis values. You can only change the display format if your x-axis values are numeric and the graph style is bubble, histogram (bar), or scatter. x
Style Labels
Opens the X-axis properties dialog box where you can select and style the fonts for the X-axis. x
Reverse order of groups
When checked, enables the display of the groups (X-axis) data in reverse order. When unchecked, the graph will display groups in natural order. x x
Major grid lines
Divide a graph at regular intervals according to the scale. Major grid lines cross their axis line at the exact location of the scale label. Styles include:

Regular Grids. Normal grid lines that are the height of the frame.

Grids and Ticks. Normal grid lines that extend outside the frame.

Inner Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge inward.

Outer Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge outward.

Spanning Ticks. Small tick marks that span the frame edge.

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Minor grid lines
Divide a graph at regular intervals according to the scale. Minor grid lines cross their axis line at equal intervals between major grids/ticks; they never align directly with a scale label. Styles include:

Regular Grids. Normal grid lines that are the height of the frame.

Grids and Ticks. Normal grid lines that extend outside the frame.

Inner Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge inward.

Outer Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge outward.

Spanning Ticks. Small tick marks that span the frame edge.

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Reference: Graph Assistant Properties Tab (Y-Axis)

The following image shows the Y-axis subtab of the Properties tab, in the Managed Reporting environment.

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The following image shows the Y-axis subtab of the Properties tab, in the Developer Studio environment.

Y-axis subtab DevStudio

Axis Selection List Box
If you have more than one Y-axis, select which axis you would like to apply properties to here, either Y1 Axis or Y2 Axis. x x
Show axis labels
Left Side. Y-axis labels will appear on the low (bottom or left) side of the graph.

Right Side. Y-axis labels will appear on the high (top or right) side of the graph.

Both Sides. Y-axis labels will appear on both the low and high sides of the graph.

x Hide Maximum Value. When checked, the largest Y-axis label will not appear.

x Hide Minimum Value. When checked, the smallest Y-axis label will not appear.

x Always include Zero on Scale. Includes zero on the Y-axis scale when checked. If you have manually set your scale range to exclude zero, this property will be ignored.

x Log Scale. When checked, the Y-axis scale will use logarithmic scaling. When unchecked, the Y-axis scale will use linear scaling.

Value Format
Enables you to select a format for the display of Y-axis series values. Value Format cannot be used in combination with Slice Label. x
Style Labels
Opens the Y-axis properties dialog box where you can select and style the fonts for the Y-axis. x
Reverse order of series
When checked, enables the display of the series (Y-axis) data in reverse order. When unchecked, the graph will display its series in natural order. x
Descending Axis
Inverts the direction of the Y-axis so values of zero or less appear at the top of the graph, while values greater than zero appear at the bottom of the graph. x
Axis Line
Enables the display of the Y-axis base line. x
Zero Line
Enables the display of the Y-axis Zero line when zero is within the Y-axis range. x
Missing Values Display
Displays missing data values (in a bar graph, line graph, area graph, or any variation of these graph types) in one of the following formats:
  • Graph as zero.
  • Graph as gap.
  • Dotted line to zero.
  • Interpolated dotted line.
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Major Grid Lines
Divide a graph at regular intervals according to the scale. Major grid lines cross their axis line at the exact location of the scale label. Styles include:

Regular Grids. Normal grid lines that are the height of the frame.

Grids and Ticks. Normal grid lines that extend outside the frame.

Inner Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge inward.

Outer Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge outward.

Spanning Ticks. Small tick marks that span the frame edge.

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Minor Grid Lines
Divide a graph at regular intervals according to the scale. Minor grid lines cross their axis line at equal intervals between major grids/ticks; they never align directly with a scale label. Styles include:

Regular Grids. Normal grid lines that are the height of the frame.

Grids and Ticks. Normal grid lines that extend outside the frame.

Inner Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge inward.

Outer Ticks. Small tick marks from the frame edge outward.

Spanning Ticks. Small tick marks that span the frame edge.

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Reference: Graph Assistant Properties Tab (Pie)

The following image shows the Pie subtab of the Properties tab, in the Managed Reporting environment.

Pie subtab MR

The following image shows the Pie subtab of the Properties tab, in the Developer Studio environment.

Pie subtab DevStudio

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Show Slice Labels/Show Axis Labels

Note: This option appears as Show Slice Labels in the Developer Studio environment, and as Show Axis Labels in the Managed Reporting environment of the Graph Assistant.

When checked, it enables the display of feelers and data text in a pie graph.

Feeler Lines and Labels. Shows both feelers and data text.

Labels Only. Shows only data text.

Labels on Slices. Shows data text on slices.

A feeler is a line, or set of lines, that stretch from a pie slice label to its pie slice. Feelers are visual aids that help you know that a particular number belongs to a particular pie slice.

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Slice Label
When this option button is selected, the Y-axis label will appear at the end of the feeler.
Percent Value
When this option button is selected, the Y-axis value expressed as a percentage appears at the end of the feeler.
Slice Label and % Value
When this option button is selected, the Y-axis label, and its value expressed as a percentage, appear at the end of the feeler.
True Value of Slice
When this option button is selected, the Y-axis value appears at the end of the feeler. x
Value Format
Enables you to select a format for the display of Y-axis series values. Value Format cannot be used in combination with Slice Label.

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