How To Add Extensible Visualization To Cognos Active Reports - All Visualizations (v3)

All Visualizations Documentation
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Contents
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INTRODUCTIONBOXPLOT........................................................................... 9
1.1
1.2
PURPOSE .............................................................................................................. 9
APPLICABILITY ....................................................................................................... 9
ADDING A BOX PLOT VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .................. 10
PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 11
INTRODUCTIONHEATMAP ........................................................................ 14
4.1
4.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 14
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 14
ADDING A HEATMAP VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .................. 15
PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 16
INTRODUCTIONNETWORK DIAGRAM ...................................................... 18
7.1
7.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 18
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 18
ADDING A NETWORK DIAGRAM TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ............................ 19
PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 20
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INTRODUCTIONPACKED BUBBLE ............................................................. 22
10.1
10.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 22
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 22
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ADDING A PACKED BUBBLE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ....... 23
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 24
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INTRODUCTIONTREEMAP BY CATEGORY................................................. 27
13.1
13.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 27
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 27
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ADDING A TREEMAP BY CATEGORY VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT 28
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 29
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INTRODUCTIONTREEMAP BY VALUE ........................................................ 31
16.1
16.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 31
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 31
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ADDING A TREEMAP BY VALUE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .. 32
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 33
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INTRODUCTIONWATERFALL .................................................................... 35
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19.1
19.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 35
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 35
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ADDING A WATERFALL VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ............... 36
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 37
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INTRODUCTIONAREA (SMOOTH) ............................................................. 40
22.1
22.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 40
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 40
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ADDING AN AREA (SMOOTH) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ..... 41
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 42
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INTRODUCTIONAREA STACKED (SMOOTH) ............................................. 44
25.1
25.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 44
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 44
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ADDING A STACKED AREA (SMOOTH) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT45
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 46
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INTRODUCTIONAREA STACKED (STRAIGHT)........................................... 48
28.1
28.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 48
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 48
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ADDING A STACKED AREA (STRAIGHT) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT

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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 50
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INTRODUCTIONAREA (STRAIGHT) .......................................................... 52
31.1
31.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 52
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 52
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ADDING AN AREA (STRAIGHT) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .. 53
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 54
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INTRODUCTION100% STACKED BAR ...................................................... 56
34.1
34.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 56
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 56
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ADDING A 100 PERCENT STACKED BAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT

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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 58
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INTRODUCTIONCLUSTERED BAR ............................................................. 60
37.1
37.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 60
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 60
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ADDING A CLUSTERED BAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ....... 61
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 62
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INTRODUCTIONSTACKED BAR ................................................................. 64
40.1
40.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 64
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 64
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ADDING A STACKED BAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT............ 65
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 66
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INTRODUCTIONCLUSTERED COLUMN ...................................................... 68
43.1
43.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 68
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 68
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ADDING A CLUSTERED COLUMN VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT 69
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 70
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INTRODUCTION100% STACKED COLUMN ............................................... 72
46.1
46.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 72
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 72
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ADDING A 100 PERCENT STACKED COLUMN VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT

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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 74
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INTRODUCTIONSTACKED COLUMN .......................................................... 76
49.1
49.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 76
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 76
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ADDING A STACKED COLUMN VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .... 77
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 78
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INTRODUCTIONDONUT ............................................................................ 80
52.1
52.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 80
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 80
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ADDING A DONUT VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ...................... 81
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 82
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INTRODUCTIONGANTT ............................................................................. 84
55.1
55.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 84
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 84
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ADDING A GANTT VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ....................... 85
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 86
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INTRODUCTIONGAUGE............................................................................. 88
58.1
58.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 88
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 88
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ADDING A SIMPLE GAUGE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT.......... 89
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 90
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INTRODUCTIONLINE MARKED (STRAIGHT) ............................................ 92
61.1
61.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 92
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 92
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ADDING A LINE (STRAIGHT) WITH CIRCLE MARKERS VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE
REPORT ................................................................................................................... 93
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 94
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INTRODUCTIONLINE (SMOOTH) .............................................................. 96
64.1
64.2
PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 96
APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................... 96
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ADDING A LINE (SMOOTH) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ........ 97
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PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 98
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INTRODUCTIONLINE (STRAIGHT) .........................................................100
67.1
67.2
PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 100

APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 100
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ADDING A LINE (STRAIGHT) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT.... 101
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PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................102
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INTRODUCTIONBUBBLE .........................................................................104
70.1
70.2
PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 104

APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 104
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ADDING A BUBBLE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ...................105
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PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................106
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INTRODUCTIONPIE ................................................................................108
73.1
73.2
PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 108

APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 108
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ADDING A PIE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ..........................109
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PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................110
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INTRODUCTIONRADAR ..........................................................................112
76.1
76.2
PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 112

APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 112
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ADDING A RADAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .....................113
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PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................114
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INTRODUCTIONSCATTER .......................................................................116
79.1
PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 116
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APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 116
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ADDING A SCATTER VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT..................117
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PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................118
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INTRODUCTIONTAG CLOUD ...................................................................120
82.1
82.2
PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 120

APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 120
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ADDING A TAG CLOUD VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .............121
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PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................122
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INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................124
85.1
85.2
PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 124

APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 124
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ADDING A NETWORK WITH BUBBLES VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT125
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PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................126
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Box Plot Visualizations

Product: IBM Cognos Active Report
Area of Interest: Reporting
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IntroductionBoxplot
1.1
Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add box plot extensible visualizations to active
reports in Report Studio.
1.2
Applicability
To perform the tasks in this document, you must use IBM Cognos Business Intelligence
10.2.1 with visualizations imported by the administrator and made available to users.
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2 Adding a box plot visualization to an active report

You can add a visualization to an active report to efficiently represent your data.
Box plots show groups of numerical data from a distribution of numbers, such as minimum and
maximum values, upper and lower quartiles, median values, and outlying values.
This is an example of a box plot visualization:
Before you begin
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Your administrator must make the visualizations available in the Visualization

Gallery.
If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer to view visualizations, you must have
Microsoft Silverlight 5 installed on your computer. Firefox or iPad users do not
need Silverlight.
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You add data to a visualization by inserting data items in drop zones.
Visualizations will not run until all of the required drop zones contain data items.
When all the required drop zones contain data items, additional drop zones appear
for extra categories or values. You can use extra categories and extra values to filter
data or set variables. Extra items are not visible in the visualization.
When working with dimensional data sources, if the visualization does not contain
a measure against which to plot data, you must provide one. For example, if you
add a single member to the values drop zone, such as '2012', the default measure
drop zone appears in which you must insert a measure.
Attention: The supported properties for a visualization are determined by the
visualization definition. For this type of visualization, the following Data Container
properties are not applicable:
Drill-Through
Tooltips
Set Variable Values
Container Select
Application Drill-Through
Show Hover
For the Clickable Regions property, the only applicable option is Visualization as a
Whole.
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1. Create a new active report or open an existing active report.
2. From the Toolbox tab
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, drag a Visualization icon
to the work area.
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3. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Box plot icon and click OK.
4. From the Source tab
, drag items to the appropriate location in the data container:
a. Under Values, drag a measure to the Values drop zone.

b. Under Categories, drag an item to the Categories drop zone.
One bar is plotted for each category.
c. Under Categories, drag an item to the Series drop zone.
All data points in a series are aggregated into a single bar.
5. Add any active controls that you want and run the report.
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Heatmap Visualizations
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4 IntroductionHeatmap
4.1
Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add heatmap extensible visualizations to active
4.2
Applicability
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5 Adding a heatmap visualization to an active report

Heatmaps in IBM Cognos Active Report use shades of color to represent the individual values that are
contained in a matrix.
Similar to treemaps, you can use heatmaps to identify patterns and exceptions.
Unlike treemaps, the sizes of the rectangles are not proportionate to values.
This is an example of a heatmap visualization:
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visualization definition.
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to the work area.
8. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Heatmap icon and click OK.
a. Under Values, drag a measure or a single value to define the color

rectangles.
b. Under Categories, drag items to the Y Category and X Category.
Tip: Ensure that the items in the Y Category and X Category come from
different dimensions.
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shading of the
Network Diagram Visualizations
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7 IntroductionNetwork Diagram
7.1
Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add network diagram extensible visualizations to
active reports in Report Studio.
7.2
Applicability
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8 Adding a network diagram to an active report

You can add a network diagram in IBM Cognos Active Report. The nodes data
container defines the items that you want to link together. The links data container
defines relationship between the items that you want to link together.
This is an example of a network diagram visualization:
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Network node drop zones only take numeric data items. Not all data sources have
the appropriate data to create a network diagram.
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to the work area.
13. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Network diagram icon and click OK.
a. In the Nodes1 data container, drag items to Node (Numeric) and

Name.
The nodes data container defines the items that you want to link together,
such as Employees, defined by an employee code.
b. In the Links1 data container, drag items to From node (Numeric) and To node (Numeric). The
links data container defines relationship between
the items that you want to link together, such
as Employees and Managers.
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Packed Bubble Visualizations
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10 IntroductionPacked Bubble
10.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add packed bubble extensible visualizations to
10.2 Applicability
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11 Adding a packed bubble visualization to an active report

A packed bubble visualization in IBM Cognos Active Report is similar to a bubble
chart in which the bubbles are tightly packed rather than spread over a grid. You
can use a packed bubble visualization to display a large amount of data in a small
space.
This is an example of a packed bubble visualization:
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to the work area.
18. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Packed bubble icon and click OK.
a. Drag a measure or a single value to the data container, under Values.

b. Under Categories, drag an item to plot as the bubbles.
c. Under Series, drag an item to apply as a category.
Each item in the category gets a different color from the color palette.
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Treemap by Category Visualizations
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13 IntroductionTreemap by Category
13.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add treemap by category extensible visualizations
to active reports in Report Studio.
13.2 Applicability
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14 Adding a treemap by category visualization to an active report

Treemaps show relationships among large numbers of components by using size
and color coding in a set of nested rectangles.
A treemap by category identifies the level 1 category by color. The
sizes of the rectangles represent the values.
This is an example of a treemap by category visualization:
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to the work area.
23. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Treemap by category icon and click OK.
a. Under Values, drag an item to Size to define the color of the level 1 rectangles
b. Under Categories, drag items to the different levels. Each level
represents the category
within which the subsequent levels are nested. For
example, the levels might be Year, Product Line,
and Product Type.
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Treemap by Value Visualizations
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16 IntroductionTreemap by Value
16.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add treemap by value extensible visualizations to
16.2 Applicability
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17 Adding a treemap by value visualization to an active report

Treemaps show relationships among large numbers of components by using size
and color coding in a set of nested rectangles.
A treemap by value identifies one of the two measures by the sizes of the rectangles and identifies the
other measure by color.
This is an example of a treemap by value visualization, where the size of the product type rectangles
represents revenue and the color of the product type rectangles represents quantity sold:
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to the work area.
28. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Treemap by value icon and click OK.
a. Under Values, drag items to define the size and color of the rectangles to
Size and Color.
b. Under Categories, drag items to the different levels. Each level
represents the category
within which the subsequent levels are nested. For
example, the levels might be Year, Product Line,
and Product Type.
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Waterfall Visualizations
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19 IntroductionWaterfall
19.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add waterfall extensible visualizations to active
19.2 Applicability
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20 Adding a waterfall visualization to an active report

Waterfall visualizations are used to show the cumulative effect that a series of positive or negative
values have on an initial value.
This is an example of a waterfall visualization:
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Attention: The supported properties for a visualization are determined by the visualization definition.
For this type of visualization, the following Data Container properties are not applicable:
Drill-Through
Tooltips
Set Variable Values
Container Select
Application Drill-Through
Show Hover
For the Clickable Regions property, the only applicable option is Visualization as a
Whole.
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to the work area.
33. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Waterfall chart icon and click OK.
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a. Under Values, drag a measure to the Value drop zone.

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Area (Smooth) Visualizations
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22 IntroductionArea (Smooth)
22.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add area (smooth) extensible visualizations to
22.2 Applicability
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23 Adding an area (smooth) visualization to an active report

Area charts are like line charts, but the areas below the lines are filled with colors or patterns. You can
use area charts to emphasize the magnitude of change over time.
This is an example of an area (smooth) visualization:
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24 Procedure
to the work area.
38. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Area (smooth) icon and click OK.

b. Under Categories, drag an item to the X categories drop zone.
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Area Stacked (Smooth) Visualizations
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Visualizations
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25 IntroductionArea Stacked (Smooth)

25.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add stacked area (smooth) extensible visualizations
25.2 Applicability
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26 Adding a stacked area (smooth) visualization to an active

report
use area charts to emphasize the magnitude of change over time. Stacked area charts are used to show
the relationship of parts to the whole.
This is an example of a stacked area (smooth) visualization:
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to the work area.
43. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Area Stacked (smooth) icon and click OK.

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Area Stacked (Straight) Visualizations
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Visualizations
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28 IntroductionArea Stacked (Straight)

28.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add stacked area (straight) extensible visualizations
28.2 Applicability
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report
use area charts to emphasize the magnitude of change over time. Stacked area charts are used to show
the relationship of parts to the whole.
This is an example of a stacked area (straight) visualization:
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to the work area.
48. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Area Stacked (smooth) icon and click OK.

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Area (Straight) Visualizations
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31 IntroductionArea (Straight)
31.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add area (straight) extensible visualizations to
31.2 Applicability
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32 Adding an area (straight) visualization to an active report

use area charts to emphasize the magnitude of change over time.
This is an example of an area (straight) visualization:
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100% Stacked Bar Visualizations
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33 Procedure
to the work area.
53. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Area (straight) icon and click OK.

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34 Introduction100% Stacked Bar

34.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add 100 percent stacked bar extensible
visualizations to active reports in Report Studio.
34.2 Applicability
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100% stacked bar charts use horizontal data markers to compare values as a percentage. Bar charts are
preferred over column charts when category names are long. 100 percent stacked charts are useful for
comparing proportional contributions
across all categories. They plot the relative contribution of each data series to the
total as a percentage.
This is an example of a 100 percent stacked bar visualization:
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to the work area.
58. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Bar 100 Percent Stacked icon and click
OK.
a. Under Values, drag a measure to the Size drop zone.

b. Under Categories, drag an item to the Y categories drop zone.
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Clustered Bar Visualizations
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37 IntroductionClustered Bar
37.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add clustered bar extensible visualizations to active
37.2 Applicability
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38 Adding a clustered bar visualization to an active report

Bar charts use horizontal data markers to compare individual values. You can use bar charts to compare
discrete data or show trends over time. Use clustered bar charts to compare values across multiple
categories.
This is an example of a clustered bar visualization:
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Stacked Bar Visualizations
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to the work area.
63. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Bar Clustered icon and click OK.

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40 IntroductionStacked Bar
40.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add stacked bar extensible visualizations to active
40.2 Applicability
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41 Adding a stacked bar visualization to an active report

Bar charts use horizontal data markers to compare individual values. You can use bar charts to compare
discrete data or show trends over time. Bar charts are preferred over column charts when category
names are long. Stacked charts are useful for comparing proportional contributions within a category.
They plot the relative value that each data series contributes to the total.
This is an example of a stacked bar visualization:
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Clustered Column Visualizations
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to the work area.
68. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Bar Stacked icon and click OK.

b. Under Categories, drag an item to the Y categories drop zone.
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43 IntroductionClustered Column
43.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add clustered column extensible visualizations to
43.2 Applicability
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44 Adding a clustered column visualization to an active report

Column charts use vertical data markers to compare individual values. You can use column charts to
compare discrete data or show trends over time. Use clustered column charts to compare values across
multiple categories.
This is an example of a clustered column visualization:
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to the work area.
73. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Column Clustered icon and click OK.

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100 Percent Stacked Column Visualizations
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100 Percent Stacked Column

Visualizations
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46 Introduction100% Stacked Column

46.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add 100 percent stacked column extensible
46.2 Applicability
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47 Adding a 100 percent stacked column visualization to an active

report
100% stacked column charts use vertical data markers to compare values as a percentage. 100 percent
stacked charts are useful for comparing proportional contributions across all categories. They plot the
relative contribution of each data series to the total as a percentage.
This is an example of a 100 percent stacked column visualization:
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48 Procedure
to the work area.
78. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Column Stacked icon and click OK.

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Stacked Column Visualizations
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49 IntroductionStacked Column
49.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add stacked column extensible visualizations to
49.2 Applicability
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50 Adding a stacked column visualization to an active report

Column charts use vertical data markers to compare individual values. You can use column charts to
compare discrete data or show trends over time. Stacked charts are useful for comparing proportional
contributions within a category. They plot the relative value that each data series contributes to the
total.
This is an example of a stacked column visualization:
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51 Procedure
to the work area.
83. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Column Stacked icon and click OK.

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Donut Visualizations
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52 IntroductionDonut
52.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add donut extensible visualizations to active
52.2 Applicability
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53 Adding a donut visualization to an active report

Donut visualizations use segments of a ring to show the relationship of parts to the whole. You can use
donut visualizations to highlight proportions. This donut visualization has a legend and title.
This is an example of a donut visualization:
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54 Procedure
to the work area.
88. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Donut icon and click OK.
a. Under Values, drag a measure to the Size drop zone to define the size of each segment.
b. Under Categories, drag an item to the Series drop zone to define the number of segments in
the donut.
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Gantt Visualizations
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55 IntroductionGantt
55.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add Gantt extensible visualizations to active reports
in Report Studio.
55.2 Applicability
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56 Adding a Gantt visualization to an active report

Gantt charts are bar charts that illustrate a project schedule by showing activities displayed against time.
This is an example of a Gantt visualization:
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Simple Gauge Visualizations
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to the work area.
93. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Gantt icon and click OK.
a. Under Values, drag a measure to the Start date drop zone.

b. Under Values, drag a measure to the End date drop zone.
c. Under Categories, drag an item to the Categories drop zone.
d. Under Categories, drag an item to the Series drop zone.
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58 IntroductionGauge
58.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add simple gauge extensible visualizations to active
58.2 Applicability
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59 Adding a simple gauge visualization to an active report

Gauge charts, also known as dial charts or speedometer charts, show information as a reading on a dial.
This gauge chart is only valid with one category. The value is a percentage and must be between 0 and 1.
This is an example of a simple gauge visualization:
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60 Procedure
to the work area.
98. From the Visualization Gallery, select the Radar icon and click OK.
a. Under Values, drag an item to the Size drop zone.

The item must be a value between 0 and 1. For example, the item can be a calculation that gives
a result between 0 and 1.
b. Under Categories, drag an item to the Category drop zone.
100.
Click the data item that you inserted in the Size drop zone.
101.
In the Properties pane, double-click the Value Range property.
102.
Click the Specified radio button, type 0 in the Minimum box, 1 in the
Maximum box, and then click OK.
103.
Add any active controls that you want and run the report.
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61 IntroductionLine Marked (Straight)

61.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add line (straight) with circle markers extensible
61.2 Applicability
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62 Adding a line (straight) with circle markers visualization to an

active report
Line charts plot data at regular points connected by lines. You can use line charts to show trends over
time and compare many data series.
This is an example of a line (straight) with circle markers visualization:
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63 Procedure
104.
Create a new active report or open an existing active report.
105.
From the Toolbox tab
to the work area.
106.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Line Marked (straight) icon and
click OK.
107.
From the Source tab
container:
, drag items to the appropriate location in the data

108.
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64 IntroductionLine (Smooth)
64.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add line (smooth) extensible visualizations to active
64.2 Applicability
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65 Adding a line (smooth) visualization to an active report

This is an example of a line (smooth) visualization:
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109.
110.
111.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Line (smooth) icon and click OK.
112.
From the Source tab
container:

113.
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67 IntroductionLine (Straight)
67.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add line (straight) extensible visualizations to
67.2 Applicability
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68 Adding a line (straight) visualization to an active report

This is an example of a line (straight) visualization:
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69 Procedure
114.
115.
116.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Line (straight) icon and click OK.
117.
From the Source tab
container:

118.
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70 IntroductionBubble
70.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add bubble extensible visualizations to active
70.2 Applicability
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71 Adding a bubble visualization to an active report

Bubble charts use data points and bubbles to plot measures anywhere along a scale. One measure is
plotted along each axis. The size of the bubble represents a third measure. You can use bubble charts to
represent financial data or any data where measure values are related.
This is an example of a bubble visualization:
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119.
120.
121.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Bubble icon and click OK.
122.
From the Source tab
container:
a. Under Values, drag a measure to the X-axis drop zone.

b. Under Values, drag an item to the Y-axis drop zone.
c. Under Values, drag an item to the Size drop zone to define the size of each bubble.
d. Under Categories, drag an item to the Color drop zone to define the color of the bubbles.
123.
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Pie Visualizations
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73 IntroductionPie
73.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add pie extensible visualizations to active reports in
Report Studio.
73.2 Applicability
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Pie visualizations are useful for showing the relationship of parts to the whole.
This is an example of a pie visualization:
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75 Procedure
124.
125.
126.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Pie icon and click OK.
127.
From the Source tab
container:
a. Under Values, drag an item to the Size drop zone to define the size of each segment.
b. Under Categories, drag an item to the Series drop zone to define the number of slices in the
pie.
128.
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76 IntroductionRadar
76.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add radar extensible visualizations to active reports
in Report Studio.
76.2 Applicability
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77 Adding a radar visualization to an active report

Radar charts integrate multiple axes into a single radial figure. For each figure, data is plotted along a
separate axis that starts at the center of the chart.
This is an example of a radar visualization:
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78 Procedure
129.
130.
131.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Radar icon and click OK.
132.
From the Source tab
container:

c. Under Categories, drag an item to the Spokes drop zone.
133.
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79 IntroductionScatter
79.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add scatter extensible visualizations to active
79.2 Applicability
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80 Adding a scatter visualization to an active report

Scatter charts use data points to plot two measures anywhere along a scale, not only at regular tick
marks. You can use scatter charts to explore correlations between different measures.
This is an example of a scatter visualization:
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81 Procedure
134.
135.
136.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Scatter icon and click OK.
137.
From the Source tab
container:
a. Under Values, drag a measure to the X-axis drop zone.

b. Under Values, drag a measure to the Y-axis drop zone.
c. Under Categories, drag an item to the Categories drop zone.
d. Under Categories, drag an item to the Series drop zone.
138.
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82 IntroductionTag Cloud
82.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add tag cloud extensible visualizations to active
82.2 Applicability
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83 Adding a tag cloud visualization to an active report

Tag clouds show a list of words with their size and color intensity determined by a given measure.
This is an example of a tag cloud visualization:
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139.
140.
141.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Tag cloud icon and click OK.
142.
From the Source tab
container:

143.
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85 Introduction
85.1 Purpose
This document demonstrates how to add network with bubbles extensible visualizations
85.2 Applicability
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86 Adding a network with bubbles visualization to an active report

You can add a network with bubbles visualization in IBM Cognos Active Report. Network with bubbles
charts use nodes and links to show the relationships between entities or items. Bubbles vary in size and
color according to different measures.
The nodes data container defines the items that you want to link together. The links data container
defines relationship between the items that you want to link together.
This is an example of a network with bubbles visualization:
Before you begin

Network node drop zones (From node, To node, Node) only take numeric data items. Not all data
sources have the appropriate data to create a network with bubbles visualization.
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87 Procedure
144.
145.
146.
OK.

to the work area.
From the Visualization Gallery, select the Network with Bubbles icon and click
147.
From the Source tab
container:
a. In the links data1 data container, drag items to From node and To node.
The links data container defines the relationship between the items that you want to link
together, such as Employees and Manager.
b. In the Node data1 data container, drag measures to the Node value1 and Node value2 drop
zones.
The nodes data container defines the items that you want to link together,
such as Employees, defined by an employee code. Node value1 is the measure that determines
the size of the bubbles, and Node value2 is the measure that determines the color of the
bubbles.
c. In the Node data1 data container, drag items to the Node and Name drop zones.
Node is the numeric field that uniquely identifies the nodes to plot, and Name is the label that
appears in each node.
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ADDING A BOX PLOT VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .................. 10

ADDING A HEATMAP VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .................. 15

INTRODUCTIONNETWORK DIAGRAM ...................................................... 18

ADDING A NETWORK DIAGRAM TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ............................ 19

INTRODUCTIONPACKED BUBBLE ............................................................. 22

ADDING A PACKED BUBBLE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ....... 23

ADDING A TREEMAP BY CATEGORY VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT 28

INTRODUCTIONTREEMAP BY VALUE ........................................................ 31

ADDING A TREEMAP BY VALUE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .. 32

ADDING A WATERFALL VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ............... 36

INTRODUCTIONAREA (SMOOTH) ............................................................. 40

ADDING AN AREA (SMOOTH) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ..... 41

INTRODUCTIONAREA STACKED (SMOOTH) ............................................. 44

ADDING A STACKED AREA (SMOOTH) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT45

INTRODUCTIONAREA STACKED (STRAIGHT)........................................... 48

ADDING A STACKED AREA (STRAIGHT) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT

INTRODUCTIONAREA (STRAIGHT) .......................................................... 52

ADDING AN AREA (STRAIGHT) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .. 53

INTRODUCTION100% STACKED BAR ...................................................... 56

ADDING A 100 PERCENT STACKED BAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT

INTRODUCTIONCLUSTERED BAR ............................................................. 60

ADDING A CLUSTERED BAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ....... 61

INTRODUCTIONSTACKED BAR ................................................................. 64

ADDING A STACKED BAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT............ 65

INTRODUCTIONCLUSTERED COLUMN ...................................................... 68

ADDING A CLUSTERED COLUMN VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT 69

INTRODUCTION100% STACKED COLUMN ............................................... 72

ADDING A 100 PERCENT STACKED COLUMN VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT

INTRODUCTIONSTACKED COLUMN .......................................................... 76

ADDING A STACKED COLUMN VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .... 77

ADDING A DONUT VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ...................... 81

ADDING A GANTT VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ....................... 85

ADDING A SIMPLE GAUGE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT.......... 89

INTRODUCTIONLINE MARKED (STRAIGHT) ............................................ 92

INTRODUCTIONLINE (SMOOTH) .............................................................. 96

ADDING A LINE (SMOOTH) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ........ 97

INTRODUCTIONLINE (STRAIGHT) .........................................................100

PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 100

ADDING A LINE (STRAIGHT) VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT.... 101

PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 104

ADDING A BUBBLE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ...................105

PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 108

ADDING A PIE VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT ..........................109

PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 112

ADDING A RADAR VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .....................113

PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 116

APPLICABILITY ................................................................................................... 116

ADDING A SCATTER VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT..................117

INTRODUCTIONTAG CLOUD ...................................................................120

PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 120

ADDING A TAG CLOUD VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT .............121

PURPOSE .......................................................................................................... 124

ADDING A NETWORK WITH BUBBLES VISUALIZATION TO AN ACTIVE REPORT125

Box Plot Visualizations

Box Plot Visualizations

Box Plot Visualizations

Box Plot Visualizations

2 Adding a box plot visualization to an active report

Before you begin

Box Plot Visualizations