Charts
COGNOS
Charts
Charts in a report give the reader a visual representation of the data they are analyzing. Below is a
report without a chart and by the end of this lesson we will see the same report with an inserted chart.
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Follow these steps to insert a chart:
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Highlight the report body area
Select the Table menu item
Select Insert Table
Change the size of the table to 3 columns and 4 rows
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Highlight a report column
Use the Properties Pane to change the column from a List Column Body to a List
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Drag the frame to the bottom space then center it
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Drag a Text Item to the space above the report frame and press the space bar
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From the Insertable Objects pane, click the toolbox tab
Drag a Chart to the center space above the report frame
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Highlight the chart frame and center it
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Highlight the chart
From the Properties window, change the Query to Query1
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From the Insertable objects pane, click the Data Items tab
Drag PERSON_UID to the Default Measure box on the chart frame
Drag COLLEGE_DESC to the Series box on the chart frame.
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Run the report
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Go back to the report design page
Click on Default Legend Title
a. In the Properties pane, change Default Title to No within the General Section
b. Double click on Default Legend Title
Change it to College
Bold and Underline it
Set the Font to 14
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Highlight the square under College
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Select the Left justify
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Open AxisTitles
Change the second title to Students
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Run the report
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Business Intelligence Team at cognos@kent.edu. For technical assistance, contact the IS Help Desk at 672-HELP
(4357).
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