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Pie reports Reports display data in a circular graphic divided into slices. The whole graph represents the entire report data along with each slice proportionally displaying a particular data category

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This report view is useful to compare the proportions of individual values to the whole.


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The pie chart is the most obvious when the number of sections is small.

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Create a pie report


Use Report Designer to create, configure, and customize pie reports.

Panel
titleTo create a Pie Report
with the Report Designer, navigate to the Reports → Create a Report, and follow
, follow the steps below:
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Click Next or the tabs of the Report Designer to navigate. This navigation is only available after filling in the mandatory fields.

On the Data tab
  1. Navigate to the Reports → Create New.
  2. On the Data tab, fill in the
mandatory
  1. fields: 
Report name -
    • Name – enter the desired name
;Table - select
    • .
    • Table – select the table you
need
    • want to use as the source.
On
  1. Click Next or the
 
  1. Type
 
  1. tab
, select Pie report option and click Next.
  • Configure a report, and click Refresh.
    1. .
    2. On the Type tab, click the Pie icon:
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    3. Click Next or the Configure tab.
    4. Fill in the mandatory field and configure the data, then click Refresh to generate a report.

      Note

      The Report Designer can stop the report generating if there is a large amount of data to display. Use the Condition Builder to limit the data sampling or try another type of report.


    5. Customize the style of the report created
    Customize a pie report style
    1. , and click Refresh.
    Click 
    1. Click Save.
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    To open the saved report, navigate to Reports → All Reports and select one from the list.


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    Configure

    a Report

    the data


    On the Configure tab, use settings to specify the source datasets to build the desired report.

    To configure a report, follow the steps below:

    1. On the Configure tab, fill in the fields.
    2. Click Refresh to build the report.
    3. Click Save to save the report.
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    Use the the Condition Builder to  to establish additional conditions for your report data filtering and grouping:

    1. Click the icon Image Addedto open the Condition Builder.
    2. Set the filters.
    3. Click Refresh to apply changes.

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    The Configure tab fields 
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    FieldMandatoryDescription
    Group byY

    Select a table column as a

    criteria

    criterion for data grouping.

    Add
    data table
    Data TableNSet this checkbox on to show the data table below your report view.
    Aggregation
    type
    TypeN

    Select

    a type of

    the

    numeric

    data aggregation

    from one of these

    to create combined datasets for data processing. Available options:

    • Average
    ;
    • – counts an average number of the column values. 
    • Count – counts a number of entries.
    • Count Distinct – counts
  • Count;
  • Count distinct - counts
    • the number of unique values of the column.
    • Sum – counts the sum of the numeric data values in this table column.
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    The Sum and Average settings make sense if the aggregation column keeps the numeric data.

    The aggregation option selected is applied to the table column set in the Aggregation

    column;Sum

    Column field.

    Aggregation
    column
    ColumnN

    Select a table column with numeric values for data aggregation.

    Groups limit
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    The Aggregation Column is only available if the Aggregation Type option is Average, Count Distinct, Sum.


    Groups LimitNSet the limit of the data groups shown in your report
    with a particular number in this field
    .
    Show
    rest
    Rest as
    other
    OtherN
    Set

    Select this checkbox

    on

    to show the data groups not included in Groups

    limit

    Limit as one.

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    Customize a Style

    The Show Rest as Other is only available if the Groups Limit option is specified.



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    Customize the style


    On the Style tab, you can configure the report look.

    To customize a report style, follow the steps below:

    1. On the Style tab of your report, configure the style options. Each report type defines its own style settings.
    2. Click Refresh to apply the changes.
    3. Click Save to save the report.

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    Change colors, add titles, and customize the data list and table views with the settings below.

    The Style tab fields

    General
    FieldMandatoryDescription
    Chart Color TypeN
    General StyleChart color type

    Select the color type of your pie chart from one of these options:

    • Use one color
    ;
    • Use color palette
    ;
    • Default.
    ColorN

    Set the color for your pie chart if you selected

     

    Use one color

     

    as the color type. Click the magnifier icon Image Added to select one of the available colors.

    PaletteN

    Set the desired color

    pallete

    palette for your pie chart if you selected

     

    Use color

    pallete 

    palette as the color type. Click the magnifier icon Image Added to select one of the available palettes.

    Display
    data tables
    Data LablesNSelect
    Switch
    this checkbox
    on
    to display the data labels on your pie chart.
    Drilldown
    list layoutSelect the list layout of the report data.
    List LayoutN

    Use this option to configure the view of the data slice drilled down. Click the magnifier icon Image Added to select a list view of the source table.

    Info

    See Personal list layout if you want to configure the list view.


    Decimal PrecisionN

    Define how many

    Report heightSet the number defining how much

    numbers should be displayed after the point of numeric data values in your chart.

    Info

    This field appears when the Aggregation Type field in the Configure tab contains Sum or Average.


    Title
    Style
    FieldMandatoryDescription
    Report Title Show TypeN

    Select

    Report title show typeSet

    the type for the report title showing.

    Select one of the

    Available options:

    • Never
    ;
    • Report
    only;
    • Only
    • Always.
    Report
    title
    TitleN
    Enter
    Specify the title of the report
    you create
    .
    Report
    title sizeEnter
    Title SizeNSpecify the number of
    points
    pixels to set the size of the report title.
    Report
    title color
    Title ColorN

    Select the color of the report title. Click the magnifier icon Image Added to select one of the available colors.

    Title
    horizontal alignmentSet the
    AlignmentN

    Select the

    horizontal

    alignment of the

    chart title with one of the

    report title. Available options:

    • Left
    ;
    • Top
    Center;
    • Left Bottom
    • Right
    .Title vertical alignment

    Set the vertical alignment of the chart title with one of the options:

  • Top;
  • Middle;
    • Top
    • Right Bottom
    • Center Top
    • Center Bottom.
    Bold Title
    bold
    N
    Switch
    Select this checkbox
    on
    to make the
    chart
    report title bold.
    Legend
    Style
    FieldMandatoryDescription
    Show
    legend
    LegendN
    Set
    Select this checkbox
    on
    to make the chart legend show.
    Legend
    horizontal alignment
    AlignmentN

    Set the

    horizontal

    alignment of the chart legend

    with one of the

    . Available options:

    • Left
    ;
    • Top
    Center;
    • Left Bottom
    • Right
    .
    • Top
    • Right Bottom
    • Center Top
    • Center
    Legend vertical alignment

    Set the vertical alignment of the chart legend with one of the options:

  • Top;
  • Middle;
    • Bottom.
    Show
    legend border
    Legend BorderN

    Select

    Set

    this checkbox

    on

    to

    to make

    display the border of your chart legend show.


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