100% Stacked Column Chart for Analysis Services Data - Page 6October 30, 2009 The Data Output tab affords us a means of defining XML data output options for the values in the chart. We will not leverage these capabilities within this introduction to 100% Stacked Column charts, and will therefore leave the settings of the Data Output tab at their defaults, as shown in Illustration 25.
23. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Edit Chart Value dialog, to dismiss the dialog with our settings. We are returned to the Data tab of the Chart Properties dialog. Next we will work with the Category groups area of the tab, just under the Values area. Categories are displayed as columns or groups of columns on the X-axis. Multiple groups are nested, as we shall see within our current practice example. 24. Click the Add... button to the right of the Category groups list box, found immediately underneath the Values list box with which we worked above. The Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog appears, defaulted to the General tab. 25. Type (or cut and paste) the following into the Name box, atop the General tab: chart1_Cat1_Year 26. Click the top row of the Expression box within the Group on section that appears just underneath the Name box, to enable the selector button (the downward-pointing arrow) on the right side of the box. 27. Select =Fields!Calendar_Year.Value from the options that appear, as depicted in Illustration 26.
As we have no input for the Filters or Data Output tabs (which resemble their counterparts in other areas of the Report Designer, as we have, and shall, see), within the context of this newly added group, and as we intend to leave the Sorting at the settings naturally found within the cube structure (the Calendar Years will sort in numerical order), we will accept our input at this stage. The Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog (General tab) appears, with our modifications, as shown in Illustration 27.
28. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog, to save our settings and to dismiss the dialog. We are returned to the Data tab of the Chart Properties dialog. Next we will add another Category group to our report. 29. Click the Add... button to the right of the Category groups list box, just as we did before. The Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog appears, once again, defaulted to the General tab. 30. Type the following into the Name box, atop the General tab: chart1_Cat2_Territory 31. Click the top row of the Expression box within the Group on section, once again, to enable the selector button (the downward-pointing arrow) on the right side of the box. 32. Select =Fields!Sales_Territory_Group.Value from the options that appear, as depicted in Illustration 28.
The Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog appears, with our modifications, as shown in Illustration 29.
As we have no input for the Filters or Data Output tabs within the context of this newly added group, and as we intend to leave the Sorting at the settings naturally found within the cube structure (the Territory Groups will sort in natural, alphabetical order), we will accept our input at this stage, just as we did with the previously added Category group, chart1_Cat1_Year. 33. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog, to save our settings and to dismiss the dialog. We are returned to the Data tab of the Chart Properties dialog, once again. Our next step will be to add another group – this time a Series group. A 100% Stacked Column chart displays all series, stacked into a single column for each respective category to which they relate. The height of each column is determined by the total of all series values for the category involved. Each series is also displayed in the chart legend. At this point, we will add a Series group to contain the Sales Reason (Manufacturer, On Promotion, Price, etc.) that is associated with the grouped Internet Sales totals that the report will present. 34. Click the Add... button to the right of the Series groups list box, much as we did in making our two Category groups entries earlier. The Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog appears, once again, defaulted to the General tab. 35. Type (or cut and paste) the following into the Name box, atop the General tab: chart1_Series1_Reason 36. Click the top row of the Expression box within the Group on section, yet again, to enable the selector button (the downward-pointing arrow) on the right side of the box. 37. Select =Fields!Sales_Reason.Value from the options that appear, as depicted in Illustration 30.
The Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog appears, with our modifications, as shown in Illustration 31.
Because we again have no input for the Filters or Data Output tabs within the context of this newly added group, and as we intend to leave the Sorting at the settings naturally found within the cube structure (the Sales Reasons, too, will sort in natural, alphabetical order), we will accept our input at this stage, just as we did with the previously added Category groups, chart1_Cat1_Year and chart1_Cat2_Territory. 38. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog, to save our settings and to dismiss the dialog. 39. We return to the Data tab, once again, which appears, with our Values, Category groups, and Series groups settings, as depicted in Illustration 32.
We will move to the X Axis tab in the subsection that follows. |
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