Chart Introduction

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A chart is a graphical structure that presents data visually and graphically, showing the differences and change trends in data intuitively, and helping to express data relationships rapidly and effectively.

FineReport contains a variety of charts. You can flexibly set the chart style to meet the different needs of data display in various scenarios.

Note: 

FVS chart components are different from general reports and dashboards. For details, see FVS Chart Component.

Chart Creation Procedure

The following figure shows the procedure of chart creation in FineReport.

Chart Type

 Charts in FineReport are divided into three categories (namely basic charts, extended charts, and third-party plugin charts). The built-in chart types include extended charts by default in a downloaded designer.

You need to install the third-party plugin to use the third-party plugin charts. For details about the type introduction, see Chart Type.

Chart Insertion

You can insert a chart by following ways:

Click Insert on the menu bar of a general report, and insert a chart in Cell Element or Floating Element.

Click the Cell Element icon or the Floating Element icon on the attribute panel, and select Insert Chart.

Click on the upper toolbar of a general report to insert a chart into the cell.

Drag the chart component onto the canvas of FVS visualization dashboards or dashboards.

Insert a chart as a cell element into a FVS table component or a chart block of the dashboard where floating elements can not be displayed.

For details, see Chart Insertion Method.

Chart Data

The data attributes mainly include two aspects, as shown in the following figure.

Data Source: You can set the data for the chart, which is a required setting.

Data Filter: You can filter the data of category and series of the chart, which is an optional setting.

For details, see Chart Data.

Chart Style

A chart consists of multiple elements, and you can set the style of each element to present the chart with a variety of effects. Style contains Title, Legend, Label, Series, Axis, Data Table, Background and Prompt.

The chart style varies by the chart type. For details, see Chart Style.

Chart Special Effect

The chart special effect refers to the chart interaction. The settings for the chart special effect include two options, as shown in the following figure.

Interaction: You can set interactive effects for charts, such as Animation, Chart Zoom, Monitor Refresh, and Drill.

Condition Display: You can add some conditions to set some settings that can not be achieved through setting the style of the chart, such as custom mark points, flash animation, custom category colors, and custom series labels. 

For details, see Chart Special Effect.