Charts

Microsoft Graph Charts (Class=MSGraph.Chart) are implemented as separate Sub-Reports that employ the SSRS Chart element.

 

Chart Row Sources are converted to MS-SQL stored procedures. As with Sub-Reports, when Master and Child Field Links are supplied, parameter values are passed from the Master Report.

 

All Chart types (Bar, Pie, etc.) and sub-types (Clustered, Stacked, etc.) available with SSRS Report Designer are supported.

 

Three-D effects available with both MSGraph and SSRS are supported.

 

The Chart properties are defined from equivalent MSGraph Chart properties. MSGraph properties that are set to SSRS defaults are omitted from the XML Chart element.

Supported SSRS Chart Properties

l Full Support

l Partial Support

l Not Supported

General Page

Property

Status

Remarks

Name

l

 

Palette

l

Set to Excel

Title

l

 

Chart type

l

All types are supported.

Chart sub-type

l

All sub-types are supported.

Chart Area Style

l

 

Plot Area Style

l

 

Data Page

Property

Status

Remarks

Dataset name

l

 

Values Section

Values Tab

 

An entry is made for each query "value" field. Query "value" fields contain the data to be graphed.

Series Label

l

The Access query field name/alias.

Value

l

The associated field reference (ex. Fields!SumOfSales.Value)

Appearance Tab

 

 

Show Markers

l

 

Marker Size

l

 

Marker Type

l

 

Series Style

l

 

Point Labels Tab

 

 

Show Point Labels

l

 

Data label

l

Only the value field is currently supported. Developers can display Category labels, Percentages, etc, by substituting expressions in the Value property.

Format Code

l

 

Position

l

Only Auto is supported.

Label Style

l

 

Action Tab

l

 

Data Output Tab

l

 

Category Section

General Tab

 

 

Name

l

Chart grouping name

Group On

l

Reference to the query's Category grouping field.

Label

l

 

Parent Group

l

Not defined by MSGraph Chart

Filters Tab

l

 

Sorting Tab

 

 

Sort On

l

 

Direction

l

 

Data Output

l

Not defined by MSGraph Chart

 

X-Axis and Y-Axis

Property

Status

Remarks

Title

l

 

Show Labels

l

 

Format Code

l

 

Major gridlines

l

 

-- Interval

l

 

Minor gridlines

l

 

-- Interval

l

 

Title alignment

l

Center only

Scale Minimum

l

Only supported for the Value Axis.

 

Scale Maximum

l

Only supported for the Value Axis.

 

Cross At

l

Only supported for the Value Axis.

Major Tickmark

l

 

Minor Tickmark

l

 

Side margins

l

 

Reversed

l

 

Interlaced strips

l

 

Logarithmic scale

l

Only supported for the Value Axis.

Numeric or time-scale values

l

 

Legend

Property

Status

Remarks