I'm using Crystal 11.5 on the desktop. I'm having a problem where the stacked chart data is not appearing as I want. It appears like below, but I would like:
1) Completed on bottom, then Open on top,
2) Completed should be blue color, Open orange.
I think once the data appears as I want, changing the color should be easy enough via manual manipulation.
I tried using a lot of different chart options and playing around with Specified Order as reversed (Open, Completed instead of Completed, Open). Nothing I've done has worked.
In order to have the stacked data appear as I want, I needed to first create a cross tab (pivot table). Then right click on the cross tab and select Insert Chart.
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I am trying to take a take a bar chart and add in another bar chart for the next three months that will show how many people we expect to drop from our CRM. The original shows two other metrics. The image below is what I would like the outcome to be. As you can see it is just a screen shot of different bar charts. Would appreciate any advice on how to complete this.
I think that the best way to do it should be to make two worksheets (let's call then Sheet A and Sheet B).
In Sheet A you place the first bar char and in Sheet B the second bar char (the forecasting).
After that you can create a dashboard and place both of them horizontally alligned.
You probably have to syncronize the axis of the two worksheet, following (for example) this tutorial.
We test people and then provide analysis for managers and HR teams. I have a chart that I created in Excel which I am struggling (as a novice) to recreate in Tableau.
I started with bullet charts but the problem I had with that is that the bands were relative to the target value and I couldn't see a way to link them to variables. Also the bands don't always go from red to green. There are some attributes where the test may be looking for balance rather than an extreme (e.g. perfectionism).
Instead I went the route of stacked bar charts to show a red,yellow, green type of analysis. I have managed to create a stacked bar chart in Tableau but I can't overlay a marker to show the individual's performance. This is how my data is currently:
When I try to overlay the Score on the stacked BandLimit I get this which is not what I'm after:
What am I doing wrong? I would love to know how I could fix this but also if there are other ways I could do this (bullet chart, etc.) and any tips you might have on better ways to display the information.
Thanks.
Here's one way to get the Score onto what you've already built.
I'm assuming you're looking to add the arrow that you had in the Excel bullet chart. We can do that with a second mark. I'll go ahead and include your steps so far, just to make sure everyone's on the same page:
Place Competency on the Rows shelf.
Place SUM(Band Limit) in the Columns shelf.
Place Band in Color.
Now we'll make a new mark to get that arrow onto the viz. Place Score in the Columns shelf, after SUM(Band Limit). Right click on the Score pill and make it a dimension, but keep it continuous. Lots of things will likely change automagically, but no worries, we'll get it back under control in a minute. One important thing to note is that there are now two marks shown in the Marks Card - one for SUM(Band Limit) and one for Score.
Right click the Score axis and hit Dual Axis. Then right click the Score Axis again (which is now at the top of the view) and hit Synchronize Axis. You should now have an axis at the top and bottom of the view, and they should be aligned with one another.
Go to the SUM(Band Limit) section in the Marks card. Make sure the only thing in Color is Band, then change the mark type to Bar. You should wind up with stacked bar charts again.
Go to the Score section in the Marks card. You'll probably want all of your arrows to be the same color, so take everything out of Color. Click Color and choose black (or whatever feels right to you).
In the Score section in the Marks card, change the chart type. Then choose Shape and select an arrow for the shape to replicate the Excel chart. You can also choose Gantt Bar to have a thin black line instead of an arrow.
Right click on axes and uncheck Show Header if you don't want them there. If you opt to remove both of them, make sure you include some way to see the values, maybe with a tooltip or by creating labels for one or both marks.
I have a background image for my bubble chart in SSRS (2008).
On the Design tab, the background image stays behind the bubble chart.
When I run the report (preview), the background image appears below the bubble chart - not behind it. I've set the background image as 'Send to Back'.
I assumed it should always stay as back of bubble chart.
How do I ensure that it stays fixed behind the bubble chart?
From the bubble chart graph, I have no option of filling the background with the embedded image.
According to this SSRS documentation, overlapping report items are not supported in preview mode, nor are they supported in HTML, Word, Excel, and several other important export formats. They are, however, supported in .pdf, and I've tested this to make sure that it works - even when the preview bumps the items so that they do not overlap, an exported .pdf will show them overlapping. So depending on the format you need, having overlapping report items may or may not be possible. If it is not possible for your required format, start looking into alternatives, like cropping your image into four separate images that surround your chart, and then keeping the chart as a fixed size in your report.
Oh, and I'm not sure what you mean by saying "From the bubble chart graph, I have no option of filling the background with the embedded image," if you are saying it won't work for your design purposes, that's fine. But I am able to set a background image in a bubble chart using the Fill section of the properties tab for the bubble chart to select a background image.
Edit: I am using Visual Studio 2008 as well. The properties window for the bubble chart looks like this:
Since it sounds like you already have the image you want uploaded to your project, you can choose "Embedded" for your source and then find the image in the Value dropdown.
I have objects on the dashboards - filters and legends, I've click 'x' on some of the objects because I dont want to display them. Now I want to display them - how can I make them appear on the dashboard again? I've tried remove and add the sheet again, but doesn't bring back everything anymore.
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When editing your dashboard, select the sheet or object that you wish to manipulate. You should see a small black triangle in the top right corner of the sheet. Pressing on that triangle reveals a menu that allows you to control it's settings -- including which filters and legends are displayed.
Once you've turned on displaying a filter or legend, you can move it where you like, edit its title or format, or change it between tiled and floating to adjust its position.
To unhide Legends, Follow steps as under in the image:
Select floating and adjust Legends as per your requirement and you will get desired results.
I have a bar chart with horizontal bars. I used this article to setup the dynamic height property:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robertbruckner/archive/2008/10/27/charts-with-dynamic-size-based-on-categories-or-data.aspx
Everything looks fine in the viewer, but as soon as you go to print layout, pdf, et.al there is about 50% more blank space below the chart.
I've created a sample report (using AdventureWorks DB) to show what is happening. I placed 3 charts with blue backgrounds, each inside its own rectangle with gray backgrounds. The first chart has an expression in the DynamicHeight property, the second chart has a hard coded value in the DynamicHeight property of 8.5in, and the third chart has a blank DynamicHeight and a 8.5in in the normal Height property. I have it return 15 items to place in the chart.
They all look fine in the viewer like I said before, but go to Print Layout and the first and second charts take up twice the space with half of it being blank below the report.
I tried to post the .rdl code, but its too much for the size limit.
I have an open ticket to Microsoft that has been escalated.
We've filed the necessary request to get collaboration from our development team so we should be getting a response regarding this functionality sometime in the next couple days. I'll let you know what they say.
Development has later confirmed it was definitely a bug, now are trying to decide if it is worth it to add to the next cumulative update or wait until SSRS 2010.
The work around until this is fixed, is to place the chart control into a table/tablix.
I added an empty table, deleted the details row and the two extra columns, and added my chart that was giving me problems. Everything appears to re-size correctly now.
try setting up the interactive size, margin and page size. im not sure if it will work but you can try. page size - margin = interactive size. do not exceed from your page size when giving value to your interactive size and margin, this also can cause white spaces in print layout.
hope it helps.
best regards,
cathy