Defining a custom layout Process Designer for reports (deprecated)
When you define a report in Process Designer, you
can select an existing chart layout (for example, one of the layout
included in the System Data toolkit), to display resulting data, or
you can create a custom layout.
Before you begin
To perform this task, you must be in the IBM® Process Designer desktop editor, which is deprecated.
About this task
The reporting functionality was deprecated in Business Automation Workflow V8; by default it is not enabled. To enable reporting, in Process Designer go to , and enable the Backward Compatibility capabilities.
Creating a custom chart type enables you to control the format of your report results. For example, the chart types available by default in the System Data Toolkit may not meet the needs of your users. Or, you may want to develop customized chart types to meet corporate guidelines.
Procedure
To create a custom chart type:
- Open the desktop Process Designer (deprecated).
- Open the process application.
- Click the plus sign next to the All category in the library and select Chart Type from the list of components.
- In the New Chart Type window, enter a name for the chart type and click the Finish button.
- Optionally provide information about the new chart type in the Documentation text box.
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In the Chart Definition text box, enter the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
definition for your custom chart type.
By default, the Chart Definition text box includes the CSS framework for a new definition to help you get started. You can use the framework to build a definition for the new chart type or you can overwrite the framework by copying and pasting an entire CSS definition from another application.
- Click Preview to ensure that the CSS definition produces the chart layout that you expect. If not, refine the definition until it meets your needs.
- Click Save in the main Process Designer toolbar to save the custom layout.