iChart Chart Area
You use this function to do the following:
Choose your SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) chart type, colors, and fonts
Configure general chart parameters and behaviors
Configure which elements are displayed in a chart
The following table lists the iChart chart area properties:
Property Name | Parameter Name | Data Type | Use |
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| String | See Chart Types. |
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| Color | Determines the color of the applet border |
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| Color | Determines the color of the background of the applet |
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| Color | Determines the color of the chart's border |
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| Color | Determines the color of the chart's background |
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| Color | Determines the color of the horizontal grid line |
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| Color | Determines the color of the vertical grid line |
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| Integer | In a gauge chart, the grid lines divide the chart into gauge areas. |
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| Integer | Defines the number of vertical grid lines displayed on the chart |
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| Integer | Defines the angle, in degrees, at which to start a gauge chart. Zero equals east. |
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| Integer | Defines the angle, or number of degrees, from the gauge start angle clockwise to the end of the gauge chart. |
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| Integer | For bar charts, defines the horizontal spacing, in pixels, between bars. |
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| Integer | For bar charts, defines the horizontal spacing, in pixels, between bar groups. |
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| Integer | For bar charts, defines the horizontal margin spacing, in pixels, between the bars and the chart perimeter. |
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| Integer | For line charts, defines the size of the data point markers. |
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| Integer | For line charts, defines the default marker style for the data points. For different markers for each line, define them by data series. Zero equals no marker. |
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| Boolean | For line charts, deselect this checkbox to show the markers, and not the lines, on the chart. |
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| Boolean | Select this checkbox to interpolate and show lines between data points. Do not select it for a step chart. |
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| Boolean | Select this checkbox to set the Do not use this value with the |
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| Boolean | Select this checkbox to allow the selection of an item (such as a marker or bar) in the chart area. |
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| Boolean | If this checkbox is selected, the system refreshes the chart after you zoom in or out. If it is not selected, you can zoom in or out, but the data is not refreshed. |
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| Boolean | For bar charts, select this checkbox to display a three-dimensional view of the chart. |
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| Boolean | Select this checkbox to view the center line of the chart at zero on the y-axis. |
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| Boolean | If you select this checkbox, the horizontal grid lines are displayed on the chart. |
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| Boolean | If you select this checkbox, the vertical grid lines are displayed on the chart. |
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| String | Enter text to precede the tag description in the area below the chart. |
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| Boolean | If you select this checkbox, the date and time values displayed in the applet time bar are based on the user's locale format. |
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| String | The standard date format, which is overridden when the |
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| Boolean | If you do not have this checkbox selected, the system displays times in the client's time zone. |
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| Boolean | If this checkbox is selected, the applet displays the value of the marker on the chart in the following location:
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| Integer | Determines how many value markers appear on a line chart. The system divides the amount of items on the chart by the marker value spread. If a chart has 50 items, with a marker value spread of 10, a marker value appears by every fifth item. |
You can set these properties for your chart template on the Chart Area
screen in the SAP MII Workbench
and change the parameter values for individual applets through scripting.