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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.It is the easiest way to show the proportion of each quantity as a whole clearly

Tip

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


Info

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 style customize pie reports.

Panel
titleTo create a Pie Report, follow the steps below:
  1. Navigate to the Reports → Create a ReportNew.
  2. On the the Data tab tab, fill in the mandatory fields: 
    • Report name - Name – enter the desired name.
    • Table - select Table – select the table you want to use as a the source.
  3. Click Next or the Type tab to continue.
  4. On the the Type tab, select the Pie report option and click Next.
  5. Configure a report, and click Refresh to build a report.
  6.  tab, click the Pie icon:
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  7. Click Next or the Configure tab.
  8. 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.


  9. Customize the Customize a style of the report created, and click Refresh.
  10. Click Click Save.
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To open the saved report, navigate to the to Reports → All reports menu and Reports and select one from the list.

Configure a pie chart


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configure the data pie report
Configure 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, specify  fill in the report datasetfields.
  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 Modifiedto open the Condition Builder
, establish your conditions, then click
  1. .
  2. Set the filters.
  3. Click Refresh to apply changes.

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The Configure tab fields 
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configure tab fields pie report

FieldMandatoryDescription
Group byY

Select a table column as a criterion for data grouping.

Add
data table
Data TableNSet this checkbox on to show the data table below your report view.
Aggregation
typeThe data aggregation allows preparing the
TypeN

Select the data aggregation to create combined datasets for data processing

according to the user needs.Select a type of numeric data aggregation with one of these

Available options:

Average - counts
  • Average – counts an average number of the column values. 
  • Count 
- counts
  • – counts a number of
the column values
  • entries.
  • Count
distinct - counts
  • Distinct – counts the number of unique values of the column.
  • Sum 
- counts
  • – counts the sum of the numeric data values in this table column.
Info

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

Column field.

Aggregation
column
ColumnN

Select a table column with numeric values for data aggregation.

Groups limit
Info

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


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

Select this checkbox

on

to show the data groups not included in Groups

limit

Limit as one.

Info

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



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customize the style pie report
Customize

a

the style


You On the Style tab, you can configure the report look in any way you want with the style settings.

To customize a report style, follow the steps below:

  1. On the Style tab of your report, configure the 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
Style
FieldMandatoryDescription
Chart
color type
Color TypeN

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 palette for your pie chart if you selected

 

Use color 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 that specifies the look
List LayoutN

Use this option to configure the view of the data

list

slice drilled down.

Report height

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

Set 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

    make

    display the border of your chart legend show.


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