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Process documentation Editing Charts Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

Charts display number series visually and make it easier for users to interpret business data.

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Prerequisites

You have installed the Internet Graphics Server (IGS) 6.40 and have transferred the chart settings for charts that you have used in SAP BW 2.x or SAP BW 3.0/3.1/3.2 as needed. You can find additional information under the Internet address service.sap.com/instguides instguides ® SAP NetWeaver ® Release 04 ® Upgrade ® Component Upgrade Guide – SAP Business Information Warehouse 3.5 in the SAP BW: Post-Upgrade Activities section under Converting Chart Settings.

You can edit a chart in the Web Application Designer or in the Web Application Wizard of the Business Explorer.

Editing in the Web Application Designer

You created a new Web item of the type Chart or selected an existing Web item of the type Chart. You then clicked on the pushbutton with the three dots next to the Special ® Edit Chart field on the Web Items tab page in the Properties window. This called up the Chart Designer (see also Creating Web Applications with the BEx Web Application Designer).

Note

You can also open the Chart Designer by

·         Double-clicking on the Web item

·         Choosing Edit Chart in the context menu for the Web item

Editing in the Web Application Wizard

You created a new Web item with the type Chart and then called the Special ® Edit Chart option.

Process Flow

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       1.      Before you begin publishing a chart you should define which chart type you want to display. You can find out how the data provider should be built based on the class of the chart type.

       2.      Select an existing query or formulate a new query with which the suitable view of the data can be created. This is the suitable data provider.

       3.      Start the publishing process and create a new Web item of type Chart.

       4.      It is normally advisable to configure the properties of the Web item Chart as follows:

¡        Expanded hierarchy nodes should be hidden.

¡        Totals should be suppressed.

¡        If you want to swap the data providers in the chart you should assign the Swap Axes for Display property to the chart. The columns and rows are then swapped automatically when the chart is generated. You need not change the view on which the chart is based.

       5.      When you edit the chart, the Web Application Designer or Web Application Wizard first shows the default setting, that is, a column chart.

¡        Firstly, format the chart using the wizard so that the most important settings and the number of displayed data series and data points correspond to your data provider (see also Formatting a Chart Using the Wizard). Assign the chart the required chart type and format the chart as you like.

¡        You see all chart elements that can be formatted in the list of properties in the right-hand part of the screen. You can modify the properties in line with your wishes here.

 

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