Change visualization from one type to another

You can change a visualization from one type (for example, a bar chart) to another type (for example, a line chart).

When you change an existing visualization to a new visualization type, IBM® Cognos® Analytics - Reporting keeps the properties from the existing visualization if those properties exist in the new chart type. For example, if you change a pie visualization to a bar visualization, Reporting maps your visualization palette to the new visualization, but does not map the exploding slices, because the exploding slices property does not exist in a bar visualization.

Note: Reporting converts legacy charts to the 11.x visualization types automatically if you change the visualization type unless you select the Use legacy chart authoring option. You can convert legacy charts to 11.x visualizations, but you cannot convert 11.x visualizations back to legacy charts.

Procedure

  1. Click a visualization and, from the report object toolbar, click the Change Visualization icon Change chart type icon.
  2. From the list, select a new chart type.

    If some chart properties cannot be converted, the Chart Property Changes dialog box appears notifying you of the properties that cannot be converted.