[SAP BO] Charts And Different Chart Types And Configuration

 

 

Business Objects Charts and Different Chart types and Configuration

In Business Objects(BO), You can create different charts for displaying the reports very similar to other report types like list and crosstab.Different sets of data are particularly suited to a certain chart type. The following is an overview of the main chart types and their most common uses.

Following are the various chart types:

Purpose	Chart type or configuration
Show contributions of parts to a whole	pie stacked configuration 100% stacked configuration
Show trends in time or contrast values across different categories	line area bar column
Compare groups of related information against actual values	standard configuration radar 3D
Compare different kinds of quantitative information	column-line

Bar Chart
A bar chart (also recognized as a column chart) displays or compares a number of sets of information. Business objects has Two helpful bar charts within the type of Side-by-Side bar chart and the Stacked bar chart.

Side-by-Side bar chart
A Side-by-Side bar chart displays information as a series of vertical bars. This kind of chart is best suited for showing information for a number of sets over a period of time (for example, last year's sales figures for AZ, CA, OR, and WA).

Stacked bar chart
A Stacked bar chart displays information as a series of vertical bars. This kind of chart is best suited for representing three series of information, each series represented by a color stacked in a single bar (for example, sales for 1997, 1998, and 1999).

 

Line Chart
A line chart displays information as a series of points connected by a line. This kind of chart is best suited for showing information for a large number of groups (for example, total sales over the past a number of years).

 

Area Chart
An area chart displays information as areas filled with color or patterns. This kind of chart is best suited for showing information for a limited number of groups (for example, percentage of total sales for AZ, CA, OR, and WA).

Pie Chart
A pie chart displays information as a pie, split and filled with color or patterns. Pie charts are typically used for one group of information (for example, the percentage of sales for the entire inventory); however, you have the option to choose multiple pie charts for multiple groups of information.

Doughnut Chart
A doughnut chart is similar to a pie chart, displaying information as sections of a circle or doughnut. If, for example, you charted sales by region on a particular report, you would see the total number of sales (the figure) within the center of the doughnut and the regions as colored sections of the doughnut. As with the pie chart, you have the option to choose multiple doughnut charts for multiple groups of information.

3-D Riser Chart
A 3-D Riser chart displays information in a series of 3-dimensional objects, lined up side-by-side, in a 3-dimensional plane. The 3-D Riser chart shows the extremes in your report information. For example, the differences between sales by customer by country are visually dynamic when presented in this chart.

3-D Surface Chart
3-D Surface charts present a topographic view of multiple sets of information. If, for example, you need a chart to show the number of sales by customer by country, in a visually dynamic and relational format, you might consider using the 3-D Surface chart.

XY Scatter Chart
An XY Scatter chart is a collective of plotted points that represent specific information in a pool of info. The XY Scatter chart allows the user to consider a larger scope of information for the purpose of determining trends. For example, if you input customer info, including sales, products, countries, months, and years, you would have a collective of plotted points that represents the pool of customer info. Viewing all of this information on an XY Scatter chart would allow you to speculate as to why certain products were selling better than others or why certain regions were purchasing more than others.

Radar Chart
A radar chart positions group information, such as countries or customers, at the perimeter of the radar. The radar chart then places numeric values, increasing in value, from the center of the radar to the perimeter. In this way, the user can determine, at a glance, how specific group information relates to the whole of the group information.

Bubble Chart
A bubble chart displays information as a series of bubbles, where the size of the bubble is proportional to the amount of information. A bubble chart would be very effective with the number of products sold in a certain region; the larger the bubble, the greater the number of products sold in that region.

Stock Chart
A stock chart presents high and low values for information. It is helpful for monitoring financial or sales activities.

Numeric Axis Chart
A numeric axis chart is a bar, line, or area chart that uses a numeric field or a date/time field as its "On change of" field. Numeric axis charts provide a way of scaling your X-axis values, thus creating a true numeric X-axis or a true date/time X-axis.

Gauge Chart
A gauge chart presents values graphically as points on a gauge. Gauge charts, like pie charts, are typically used for one group of information (for example, the percentage of sales for the entire inventory).

Gantt Chart

 
A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart often used to provide a graphical illustration of a schedule. The horizontal axis shows a time span, while the vertical axis shows a series of tasks or events. Horizontal bars on the chart represent event sequences and time spans for each item on the vertical axis. You should use only date fields when creating a Gantt chart. The field you choose for the information axis should be set to "For Each Record," and the start and end-date fields should be added to the "Show value(s)" area of the Chart Expert's Information tab.

Funnel Chart

 
Funnel charts are often used to represent stages in a sales process. For example, the amount of potential revenue shown for each stage. This kind of chart can also be helpful in identifying potential problem areas in an organization's sales processes. A funnel chart is similar to a stacked bar chart in that it represents 100% of the summary values for the groups included within the chart.

Histogram Chart

 
A histogram is a kind of bar chart used to depict how measurements vary from the mean value. It can help to identify the cause of problems in a process by the shape of the distribution as well as the width (deviation) of the distribution. In a histogram, the frequency is represented by the area of a bar rather than the height of the bar