Defining graphic reports

Only Graphic reports defined in System Reports can be applied to Graphics sections. My Reports are not intended for use in Graphics sections.

Before you begin

The primary business object must be the attached graphic entity against which this Graphic report is run. If the business object is not defined properly, no results are found when the Graphic report is run against the graphic, even though running the Graphic report as a standard report might still return results.

For a more complete discussion on My Reports, and other reports beyond Graphic reports, see the IBM® TRIRIGA® Application Platform: Reporting User Guide.

Procedure

  1. From the System Reports tab, select New.
  2. In the Report form, provide the information in the General section.
  3. In the Business Objects sub tab, select Add Business Object to add your business objects.
  4. Save your Graphic report. New actions appear.
  5. In the Options sub tab, select the preferred options for your Graphic report legend.
  6. Select the preferred options for your Graphic report when it is run as a standard report.
  7. In the Columns tab, select the columns to display in your Graphic report legend and Graphic report when it is run as a standard report.
  8. Review the Display Columns section. In the Report Label column, enter the labels for the column headers when the Graphic report is run as a standard report. These labels also provide the column header titles in the Graphic report legend.
  9. In the Legend column, select the preferred options for your Graphic report legend.
  10. In the remaining tabs, specify any further selections.
  11. Save your Graphic report.
    1. If necessary, select Run Report to run your Graphic report as a standard report.
    2. If you selected Run Report, review your standard report. Select Cancel to close the report.
    3. Continue to make any changes. As needed, select Save and select Run Report.
  12. When the Graphic report is set the way you want, select Save & Close. The Report form closes, and the Graphic report appears in the System Reports tab.

What to do next

At a later time, you can also run existing Graphic reports as a standard report. Select the Run Report icon for the Graphic report you want to run as a standard report. The standard report opens. Select Cancel to close the report.