Changing the number of hotspots in a chart

To improve performance, you can limit the number of hotspots that are generated for Reporting charts.

About this task

A hotspot in a chart appears when you pause a pointer over it. For example, a hotspot on a drill-down symbol or a tooltip gives details about the column, line, or pie slice. The browser response time increases with the number of hotspots. When charts with many members are generated, the hotspots can become an additional burden for the system resources, which can freeze the browser.

When you limit the number of hotspots, priority is given to items such as axis labels and legend labels before individual graphical elements such as bars, pie slices, and so on. Depending on the number of items in a chart and the setting for maximum number of hotspots, some axis items may have hotspots while other axis items and all graphical elements do not, or all axis items and some graphical elements may have hotspots while other graphical elements do not.

The maximum hotspot setting in Reporting overrides the default set by the administrator. For more information, see the IBM® Cognos® Analytics Administration and Security Guide.

Procedure

  1. Select the chart object.
  2. In the Properties pane, under Miscellaneous, specify a number for the Maximum Hotspots property.