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Properties of a Chart control

Use the following tabs to configure the properties of a Chart control.

General

Name Description

Type

The type of the control.

Name

A unique name for the chart.

Security token

Makes the information in the form secure. See Security tokens.

Visible

Makes the control visible at runtime.

Session ID

Global or form variable or form control that is used as session ID.

Configuration

Name Description

Title

The title for the chart.

Query

The query that uses the chart control at runtime. Available options: Workqueue query, Job query, System query.

Group by

Groups the results returned from the query by selected field. For example, by Activity name or Machine name.

Note This option is only displayed once a query is selected.

Number of segments

The maximum number of segments (slices/bars/columns) displayed in the chart.

Show chart in 3D

If selected, renders the chart in 3D. (Default: Clear - Implies that the chart is set to 2D.)

Refresh interval

The interval at which the chart refreshes automatically. A value of 0 implies that the content is not refreshed automatically.

Chart type

The type of chart: Bar, Pie, or Column. (Default: Pie)

Note

  • The Inner padding, Legend position, Show legend and Show pie with donut options are only available for a Pie chart.

  • The Show label and Label length options are only available for Bar and Column charts.

Padding

The space around the control (chart and legend). (Default: 0 for Top, Bottom, Left and Right)

Inner padding

The space between the legend and the chart. (Default: 0)

Legend position

The position of the legend: Top, Bottom, Left, and Right.

Show legend

If selected, displays the legend for the chart. (Default: Selected)

Show pie with donut

If selected, displays the pie chart with a donut hole. (Default: Selected)

Show label

If selected, displays the label text for the chart.

Label length

The length of the label. (Default: 20)

Additional information about Chart control

When you upgrade TotalAgility from 7.6.0 or previous versions or import a form or packages with charts from 7.6.0 or previous versions, then the default values for the following properties are reset as shown below.

Properties Default value
Show legend

Selected

Show label

Selected

Label length

20

Padding

  • For non-3D Pie chart

    • Padding: 0,0,10,0 and Legend position: Top or Bottom

    • Padding: 0,10, 150, 10 and Legend position: Left or Right (Non-touch form)

    • Padding: 0,10,140, 10 and Legend position: Left or Right (Touch form)

  • For 3D Pie chart

    • Padding: 20,30,20,30 and Legend position: Top or Bottom

    • Padding: 0,10, 200,10 and Legend position: Left or Right and (Non-touch form)

    • Padding: 0,10,120,10 and Legend position: Left or Right (Touch form)

Inner padding

  • For non-3D Pie chart: 22

  • For 3D Pie chart:

    • Padding: 45 (Non-touch form)
    • Padding: 30 (Touch form)

Note For the other chart types (Bar and Column) the Padding values default to 30, 30, 30, 30.