User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS CRYSTAL REPORTS XI

[. . . ] Crystal Reports XI User's Guide Crystal Reports XI Copyright Trademarks Copyright © 2004 Business Objects. Business Objects, the Business Objects logo, Crystal Reports, and Crystal Enterprise are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects SA or its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. patents, which may cover products that are offered and sold by Business Objects: 5, 555, 403, 6, 247, 008 B1, 6, 578, 027 B2, 6, 490, 593 and 6, 289, 352. Patents Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Crystal Reports XI 21 About Crystal Reports . [. . . ] After you apply conditional formatting, you must select "Color by Group" on the Look tab of the Chart Options dialog box before you will be able to see your formatting. To set this option, right-click your chart, point to Chart Options on the shortcut menu, and select General from the submenu. This note applies to line, 3-D Riser, and 3-D Surface charts with one "On change of" field, as well as to bar, numeric axis, 3D Surface, radar, stock, and charts with two summaries. 3. Click OK. 296 Crystal Reports User's Guide Charting Working with charts 14 Changing the chart's legend text 1. On the Preview tab, click the text in your chart's legend to select it. Right-click the legend text and select Edit Axis Label from the shortcut menu. In the Label Aliasing dialog box, add the text you want to see in the Displayed Label field. Click OK. Using the underlay feature with charts Since charts can print only in certain sections of your report, the underlay feature gives you more control in the overall look of your report. Instead of having a chart print ahead of the data it represents, it can appear next to the data for a more comprehensible report. This is how your report looks when you underlay a chart with report data. u 1. 2. To underlay a chart Create your chart and place it in the Report Header section. Tip: Another way to do this is to click the Section Expert button on the Expert Tools toolbar. 4. In the Sections area, click Report Header, then select the Underlay Following Sections check box. Click OK. Crystal Reports User's Guide 297 14 Charting Working with charts Crystal Reports returns you to the report. If necessary, move or resize the chart. 298 Crystal Reports User's Guide Mapping chapter 15 Mapping Mapping concepts Mapping concepts Mapping overview With Crystal Reports, you can include geographic maps in reports. Maps help you analyze report data and identify trends more efficiently. You would then be able to: · · · Use one of the five map types to analyze the data. Adjust the appearance and organization of the map (allowing you to better identify trends). Drill down on the map regions to view underlying data. Map layouts The Map Expert provides four layouts that correspond to certain sets of data. You can create maps with any of the following layouts, and depending on the data you are using, you can change the map from one layout to another. Advanced Use the Advanced layout when using multiple map values or when you do not have any groups or summaries in the report. Group The Group layout is a simplified layout in which you show a summary on change of a geographic field (such as Region). Note: In order to create a map using the Group layout, you must have at least one group and at least one summary field for that group. Cross-Tab Use the Cross-Tab layout when mapping on a Cross-Tab object. A Cross-Tab map does not require groups or summary fields. OLAP Use the OLAP layout when mapping on an OLAP grid. Note: If there is no map associated with the data you specify, then an empty block will appear unless the section that the map is placed in has been formatted to suppress if blank. 300 Crystal Reports User's Guide Mapping Mapping concepts 15 Map types The Map Expert also provides five basic map types, each suitable for a different strategy of data analysis. [. . . ] We operate customer support centers in the following countries: · · · · · USA Australia Canada United Kingdom Japan Online Customer Support The Business Objects Customer Support web site contains information about Customer Support programs and services. It also has links to a wide range of technical information including knowledgebase articles, downloads, and support forums. http://www. businessobjects. com/support/ Crystal Reports User's Guide 563 D Business Objects Information Resources Useful addresses at a glance Looking for the best deployment solution for your company? Business Objects consultants can accompany you from the initial analysis stage to the delivery of your deployment project. Expertise is available in relational and multidimensional databases, in connectivities, database design tools, customized embedding technology, and more. [. . . ]