The power user can set the following preferences for the
Chart component.
The power user can add a fixed Analytics
statement to the
Chart component, or configure a parametric
Analytics statement that allows end users to see drop-down lists across the top
of the chart.
Note: Unlike most components, the
Chart component includes online help. This help,
which mostly provides tips on working with Analytics statements, can be
accessed from the same menu that contains the
Preferences option. For more detailed
information on the Endeca Analytics language, see the
Endeca Analytics Guide.
- Data source controls:
Select from the available data sources in the drop-down list, and then click
Update data source to bind your selection to the
component.
- Chart options: Define
the height and width of the chart and set a name for the control that allows
end users to choose from multiple charts when available. In addition, set a
threshold for the number of Analytics results the query returns, and create a
message to display if the query results exceed that threshold.
- Chart Title and
Style: Name the chart and select the type of chart to display.
The
Chart component supports the following chart
styles: Vertical Bar, Stacked Vertical Bar, Horizontal Bar, Line, Pie, and Line
Bar Combo.
- Chart configuration
tabs: Click the
+ to add additional chart tabs. You can configure a different
chart on each tab for your end users.
- Analytics Statement:
Type your Analytics statement here. Note that labels can be configured for
metrics only, using the AS functionality in an Analytics statement. After the
Analytics statement has been entered, use the
Test analytics query button to test the validity
of the statement before saving preferences.
- Metric Options,
X Axis Options, and
Cross tab: For parametric Analytics charts,
provide options for the drop-down lists your end users will access. Cross tabs
are grouped aggregations such as cross-tabulated totals over one or more
dimensions.
- Metric Selector:
Allows you to specify an ORDER BY in the Analytics statement without including
it in the display. In the example below, if you did not want to include the
statement's ORDER BY "Avg Sales Price" metric in the chart, you would un-check
that metric in the list. Note that the
Metric Selector does not appear until you have
tested and saved the Analytics query.
- Enable Top-N Sort and
Enable end user control: When the
Enable Top-N sort box is checked, the chart's
results can be sorted in ascending or descending order. If the
Enable end user control box is also checked, the
end user can toggle the sort order.