Chart Engine in Interactive Planning
The Chart Engine is a C++ library used to generate business graphics. The Chart Engine is integrated in the Demand Planning (DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP) interactive planning desktop. However, some of the standard features that the Chart Engine offers are available only in limited form in DP and SNP interactive planning. This documentation describes the limitations that interactive planning has, as compared with standard Chart Engine functions.
For more information about the standard Chart Engine features, see Chart Engine.
Features
Chart Designer
The SAP Chart Designer is a tool for generating customizing settings (for example, colors and shading) for business graphics. The Chart Designer can be used in conjunction with the Chart Engine in the context of the Internet Graphics Service. You use it to specify customizing settings, for example specifying chart types and colors. For more information about working with the Chart Designer in interactive planning, see Chart Designer.
Chart Engine Customizing
To use Chart Engine Customizing in DP and SNP Interactive Planning, you must activate the business function SCM-APO, Chart Usability (DP/SNP), Merging Orders (CTM)
(SCM_APO_DP_SNP_CTM
). For more information, see SCM-APO,
Chart Usability (DP/SNP), Merging Orders (CTM).
You can customize the settings of the chart engine. For more information, see Chart Engine Customizing in Interactive Planning.
Chart Types Available in Interactive Planning
For more information about the chart types available in interactive planning, see Chart Types in Interactive Planning Using the Chart Engine.
Defining Chart Properties
Defining chart properties in interactive planning differs from the standard Chart Engine function in that in interactive planning it is not possible to use the wizard to modify the chart. For more information, see Defining Chart Properties.
Changing the Chart Type
As opposed to the standard Chart Engine, the line chart is used by default the DP and SNP interactive planning desktop. For more information, see Changing the Chart Type.
Changing the Size and Position of Chart Elements
In DP and SNP interactive planning desktop, you do not use the Web Application Designer. For more information, see Changing the Size and Position of Chart Elements.
Assigning Colors
For more information, see Assigning Colors.
Formatting Areas
For more information, see Formatting Areas.
Using Textures
For more information, see Using Textures.
Formatting Lines
For more information, see Formatting Lines.
Formatting Axes and Gridlines
For more information, see Formatting Axes and Gridlines.
Formatting Texts
For more information, see Formatting Texts.
Formatting Data Series and Data Points
For more information, see Formatting Data Series and Data Points.
Reversing the Order of Data
For more information, see Reversing the Order of Data.
Plotting Data Series on a Secondary Axis
For more information, see Plotting Data Series on a Secondary Axis.
Adding Data Labels
For more information, see Adding Data Labels.
Adding, Changing, and Removing Trend Lines
In DP and SNP interactive planning, as a prerequisite, the chart you work with is a bar, area, line, profile, or column diagram.
For more information, see Adding, Changing, and Removing Trend Lines.
Rotating Charts
For more information, see Rotating Charts.
Formatting 3D Effects
For more information, see Formatting 3D Effects.