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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.


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Configure a pie chart

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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.

Customize a style

Info

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 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
FieldMandatoryDescription
Chart
color type
Color TypeN

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

  • None;
    • 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.

    Display data tables

     Click the magnifier icon Image Added to select one of the available palettes.

    Display Data LablesNSelect this checkbox
    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
    FieldMandatoryDescription
    Report
    title show type
    Title Show TypeN

    Select

    Set

    the type for the report title showing.

    Select one of the

    Available options:

  • None;
    • 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
    alignment
    AlignmentN
    Set

    Select the alignment of the

    chart title selecting one of these

    report title. Available options:

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

    Set the alignment of the chart legend

    selecting one of these

    . Available options:

    • Left Top
    ;Left Middle;
    • Left Bottom
    ;
    • Right Top
    ;
    • Right
    Middle;Right
    • Bottom
    ;
    • Center Top
    ;
    • Center 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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