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Changing the Type of a Chart

Note:

This functionality is only available if you have sufficient privileges. Your privileges are maintained by your system administrator in the IT Management Console.

You can change the type of your Chart if the data set you use supports it.

To change the type of a chart

  1. Execute the Angle that contains the Display (see Executing an Angle or Template ). The Angle results page opens.

  2. Find the Display in the Displays pane . If there are many Displays, the Display tab of the Display might not be immediately visible. In that case, click to see the list of available Displays and find your Display there.

  3. On the Details pane (Angle) , click the Display details (Angle) tab.

  4. In the Chart options section, select your preferred chart type from the drop-down list.

    WC_chart_types

    Tip: You can click to undo your most recent change.

  5. Click WC_Button_Apply_Active. You might encounter a warning if the chart type is not a valid choice for your data set.

  6. In the Action bar , click to save the Display .

    You can also save the entire Angle and all the Displays it contains in one go. Click the caret of the Save Display button ( ) and select Save all .

    Note: If you edit and save a Display that is linked to an automation task, you will get a confirmation prompt to indicate this. If you have edited more than one Display , the confirmation dialog box will list them all. Deselect a Display if you do not want to save the changes you made. If you have sufficient privileges, click to open the corresponding automation task in the IT Management Console. Only save your changes if you are aware of their impact. Changing a Display that is linked to an automation task may cause the automation task to fail.

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