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Use the Input Type drop-down to select the source of the data for the Chart:
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Data Fields: The data originate from data fields in the main record. The chart will
have the same number of items for each record.
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Data Table, the data are taken from a detail table that you select using the Detail
Table drop-down.
Note
In Pie Charts, only data from the first record in the detail table are used.
How to create a Pie Chart that has one slice per detail record is explained in a
How-to: Put one slice per detail record in a Pie Chart.
2.
For a Bar or Line Chart based on a detail table, you also have to select a Category: one
data field (in the detail table) of which the values will appear under the bars or the line; in
other words, on the x axis.
3.
Next to Values, select data fields with a numerical value.
Tip
The Toggle non-numeric fields button filters non-numeric fields from the list. The
list will then display only Integer, Float and Currency data fields.
4.
Adjust the label of each of the selected data fields as needed: click on the label and type
the new one.
In Bar and Line Charts with Data Fields as input data, these labels appear under the x-
axis of the chart.
Note
Labels are used in the legend. They will be visible when the legend is enabled.
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