Map Chart

The Map Chart layout object allows you to create a graph that has one set for values to be mapped, grouped together by a specific key.

Map Chart (Mapchart type) is a layout container, found in the Business Graphs group in the Tool Box view.

The Map Chart layout object is defined by the MapChartDrawAs class.

The MAPCHART element defines the header for an abstract map dataset that can be used for creating a variety of one dimensional graphs such as pie charts. The map items are defined using the ITEM element. The resulting chart is drawn automatically. See Working with Business Graphs for additional information.

Properties

Select the object on the Report Design page to display its properties in the Properties View. You can change the object's default appearance by setting the values of its properties.

title, valuesTitle, keysTitle, drawAs, fidelity, drawLegend, drawLabels

Table 1 shows valid values for drawAs for the map chart. The default is a Pie.

Table 1. Map Chart DrawAs values
Name
Bar
Bar3D
Pie
Pie3D
Ring

You can also specify that the map chart displays as a table by setting drawAs to Table, SortedTable, or AggregatedTable.

The fidelity property applies only if the chart is drawn as a table.

The drawLegend and drawLabels properties have been added to customize the appearance of the plots. The option to remove the legend is useful when many charts are drawn next to each other in a document; the option can be used to make the charts share a single legend by specifying the legend only on one of the charts.