Adding a multi-series chart

A multi-series chart displays the results of more than one source on your IBM® Cognos® Incentive Compensation Management Presenter report.

Procedure

  1. Right-click a cell in your layout table, and select Add Multi-Series Chart.
  2. Type a name for the multi-series chart and click Next.
  3. Select a Chart Type.
    1. Select either Classic Style or Solid Style from the drop-down menu.
    2. Click Next.
  4. To set the sources for the chart, preform the following steps:
    1. Click Add.
    2. Select the chart Source.
    3. Select the Display Column.
    4. Select the Value Column.
    5. Click OK.
  5. Right-click a row, and select Set Link if you want the chart to act as a link to another report, web form, or web page.
  6. You can select a row, and click Up or Down to reorder the sources.
  7. You can select a row, and click Remove to delete the source.
  8. You can select a row, and click Edit to modify the source.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Select the Chart Details by performing the following steps:
    1. Type a name for the chart, and click Font to format the title.
    2. Type names for the Axis Titles, and click Font to format the titles.
    3. Set the Size of the chart.
    4. Select the Show Legend check box, and select the position and format of the legend.
    5. Click Next.
  11. Set the Additional Chart Details by performing the following steps:
    1. Select either Horizontal or Slanted for the X-axis labels.
    2. Click Font to modify the text and click the colored square to modify the font color.
    3. Select the Hide Value Labels if you do not want to show the value labels on the chart.
    4. Select the Sort X-axis check check box to set the sort order of the X-axis to ascending or descending.
    5. You can define the Value Prefix and Value Suffix.
    6. Select the Percentage check box to display results as a percentage.
    7. Select a decimal or comma as the Decimal Separator for the displayed results.
    8. Select the Number of Decimal Places for the displayed results.
    9. Select a comma or period as the Thousand Separator for the displayed results.
    10. If you select the Number Scaling check box, larger values will be shortened and represented by K or M (for example, 50K instead of 50, 013). If you do not select the Number Scaling check box, the full value will be displayed.
  12. Click Finish.