Show a Chart in an eForm

Good to Know

• You can create a chart to see process data represented by columns in a column chart, bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart.
• To get the process data in a chart you can use one of these options.
  • Lookup List - Lets you create a chart with a lookup from a specified data source.
  • Process Data - Lets you use schema elements to create a chart.
  • Triggered from Auto/Manual Lookup - Lets you create a chart with a lookup that starts with Auto-Lookup form control or Pop-Up Select form control. The column nameconfigured for the lookup in your Auto-Lookup or Pop-Up Select form control is reuired.
• The Chart form control only supports multiple column lookups.

How to Start

1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
   • Open an eForm.
   • Create an eForm in a Process.
2. Do one of these:
   • Add a Chart control:
     1. On the eForm Builder screen, in the Toolbox, open the Telerik Controls tab.
     2. On the Telerik Controls tab, drag a Chart form control onto your eForm.
   • Change a Chart control:
     1. On your eForm, click the control, and click Edit .
3. Click the Configure tab.

Procedure

1. On the Configure tab, complete these fields.

   
   
   

   Field Name	Definition
   Minimum Value	Function: Specifies the minimum value for an axis on your chart. Accepted Values: An integer. Default Value: 0
   Maximum Value	Function: Specifies the maximum value for an axis on your chart. Accepted Values: An integer. Default Value: 1000
   Series Defaults	Function: Specifies the type of chart to show. Accepted Values: Column - Shows the chart in a column format. Bar - Shows a bar chart. Line - Shows a line chart. Pie - Shows a pie chart. Default Value: Column
   Show Legend	Function: Specifies if the chart shows a label beside the chart. Accepted Values: Deselected - Shows no label beside the chart. Selected - Shows label beside the chart. Default Value: Selected

2. Do one of these:
   • To create a chart with a lookup from a specified data source, do this procedure.
     1. In the Select List Type list, select Lookup List.

        
        
        

     2. Click Configure Chart DataSource(.
     3. On the Configure Data Source screen, in the Lookup Source list, select the name of your data lookup source.

        To create a new data lookup source, click Add Lookup . For more information, refer to Lookups.

        When you select the name of your data lookup source, the list shows in the Category Column and Series Column fields.

        
        
        

     4. In the Category Column field, select the name of the column to show the column value and column name (process data with the column name ) on the x-axis of the chart.

        
        
        

     5. In the Series Column field, select the columns to show on the y-axis of the chart.

        
        
        

   • To create your chart with a process data from a schema, do this procedure.
     1. In the Select List Type list, select Process Data.

        
        
        

     2. Click Configure Chart DataSource(.
     3. On the Configure Data Source screen, in the Schema Root Node field, specify a repeating schema element.

        
        
        

     4. In the Category Column field, specify a child element.

        The value of your child element shows on the x-axis of your chart.

        
        
        

     5. In the Series Column field, specify a child element.

        This child element value shows on the y-axis of your chart.

        
        
        

   • To create your chart with a lookup that starts with an Auto-Lookup or Pop-Up Select form control, do this procedure.
     1. In the Select List Type list, select Triggered from Auto/Manual Lookup.

        
        
        

     2. Click Configure Chart DataSource(.
     3. On the Configure Data Source screen, in the Category field, specify the column name to show on the x-axis of the chart.

        This must be the same column name that is configured for the lookup in your Auto-Lookup or Pop-Up Select form control.

        
        
        

     4. In the Series Column field, specify the column name to show on the y-axis of the chart.