Creating the Chart Component in the Provisioning Tool
Creating the Chart Component in the Provisioning Tool
Create the Chart component in the Component Editor of the Provisioning tool. You can configure the source data that you want to use in the chart and the appearance of the chart. After you create the Chart component, the component appears in the Layout Designer.
Before you begin, register the report that you want to use in the chart. For more information about registering reports, see the
Multidomain MDM Business Entity Services Guide
.
Click
Configuration
Component Editor
.
The
Component Editor
appears.
From the component type list, select
Chart
, and then click
Create
.
A chart node appears in the tree view panel.
In the properties panel, enter a name for the chart in the
Chart Name
field.
In the
Display Name
field, enter a display name for the chart.
To configure the chart, in the
Source Data
field, select
Select
.
The
Chart Settings
dialog box appears.
Configure the source data that you want to use.
From the
Source Data
list, select the report with data that you want to use in the chart.
Your registered reports appear in the
Source Data
list. For more information about registering reports, see the
Multidomain MDM Business Entity Services Guide
.
The
X-Axis
and
Y-Axis
lists display the axes defined for the report.
To filter the report data that you want to use in the chart, click the
Filter
icon, and then add filters.
The table filters the report data based on the selected filters.
To group the report data by a criteria in the underlying data, in the
Group by
list, select a criteria.
The table groups the report data based on the selected group by criteria.
The following image shows the
Source Data
tab with filtered report data:
The
Source Data
tab displays the report data you want to use in the chart.
Configure the chart template and customize the chart.
Click
Chart Editor
.
Select the chart template that you want to use.
Click the
Customize Chart
tab, and then customize the chart.
For example, you might want to configure the chart titles and appearance.
Preview the chart to ensure it appears as expected.
The following image shows the
Chart Editor
tab with a chart preview:
The Chart Editor tab displays a preview of the chart.
Click
Done
.
In the properties panel, the fields display your selections.
Click
Apply
.
Publish the changes to the MDM Hub.
Click
Publish
.
A confirmation dialog box appears that prompts you to publish or review the changes.
Review the changes or publish without a review.
To publish without a review, click
Publish
.
To publish after a review, click
Review Changes
and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
The Chart component that you created and published appears in the
Component Editor
panel. You can add the Chart component to a
Home
page layout or additional page layout.
You can link a chart to a drilldown chart or to another interface in Data Director.