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Field Selection Tab in the Developer Studio Environment

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The following image shows the Field Selection tab in the Graph Assistant.

Field Selection tab in Graph Assistant

Fields window

Displays a list of field names from the selected data source.

Field Value Plotted on X Axis

Lists the horizontal (X-axis) field that has been selected from the Fields window.

Field Value(s) Plotted on Y Axis

Lists the vertical (Y-axis) fields that have been added from the Fields window.

To move the position of the field within the graph, select the field in the Value (Y) Axis list and click the Up or Down button.

To delete a field, select the field in the Value (Y) Axis list and click the Delete button.

Create a Separate Graph for Each Value of this Field

Lists the field that will generate a separate graph.


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Reference: Field Selection Tab: Graph Field Options-Y Axis

The following image shows the Display subtab for the Y-axis field name in the Field Selection tab.

Display subtab on the Field Selection tab

For the Y-axis field name Display subtab:

Make this field invisible

Check to temporarily hide the display of a Y-axis field.

Conditional Styling

Click to open the conditional styling dialog box shown in the following image which you use to add conditional styling in a graph.

Drill Down

Click to open the drill down dialog box shown in the following image which you use to add drill down capability to a graph.

Drill Down dialog box

No action

Is the default.

Execute procedure (FOCEXEC)

Lists procedures contained with Standard Reports. Use the drop-down list to click the procedure you want to execute.

URL

Type the URL in the text box.

Maintain Procedure

Drilling down to a Maintain procedure is only supported when the procedure is executed from a Web browser such as Internet Explorer.

Maintain Procedure Compiled

If the procedure is compiled, select Maintain Procedure Compiled. (Consult your Maintain developer to determine if your procedure is compiled.)

With parameters

Once a parameter is created, it is automatically added to this list box.

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Add button

Click to open the drill down parameter dialog box shown in the following image.

Drill Down Parameter dialog box

Parameter name

Enter the parameter name you created in the drill-down procedure.

Parameter value: Field

The parameter will be set to the corresponding value of the object the user drills down on in the specified field.

Parameter value: Constant value

The parameter is set to the specified value.

OK button

Returns to the drill down dialog box. The parameter is added to the With parameters list box.

Field label

Lists the highlighted field selected from the Y-axis.

Field Color

Select the display color for the field currently selected in the Y-axis value list.

Summary Type

Select a summary type for the Y-axis field selected in the Y-axis value(s) list.

The following image shows the Visualize subtab for the Y-axis field name in the Field Selection tab.

Visualize subtab on the Field Selection tab

For the Y-axis field name Visualize subtab:

Force the values of this field to be plotted in the following manner

Choose bar, line, or area.

Place this field on the specified axis

Choose 1st axis or 2nd axis, for dual-axis graph types.


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Reference: Field Selection Tab: Graph Field Options-X Axis

The following image shows the General subtab for the X-axis field name in the Field Selection tab.

General subtab on the Field Selection tab

For the X-axis field name:

Sorting order

Click ascending or descending.

X-axis field label

Field name is entered.


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Reference: Field Selection Tab: Graph Field Options-Separate Graph

The following image shows the General subtab for the Separate Graph field name in the Field Selection tab.

General subtab

For any additional graph field name(s):

Sorting order

Click ascending or descending.

Display graphs in number of columns

Enter a number in the text box.

Merge graphs into a single graph

Click this option button to activate.

Axis label

The field name is automatically entered in this text box.


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