Category Options

The Category Options dialog appears when you select the Top N button above the category box in the Chart Wizard, Insert Chart dialog, Convert to Chart dialog, or To Chart dialog, or in the Bind Data screen of chart in the Web Report Wizard. It helps you to set the sort order of the category values and define the number of the category values that will be displayed in the chart. See the dialog.

Category Order

Specifies in which order data on the category axis of a chart will be displayed.

Ascend
Lists data in an ascending order.
Descend
Lists data in a descending order.
No Sort
Keeps the data in their original order in database.

Category Selection

Specifies the number of the category values that will be displayed in the chart.

Select
Specifies the Select N condition to define the number of the category values that will be displayed.
- All
  If selected, all category values will be displayed.
- Top N
  If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the first N category values will be displayed.
- BottomN
  If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the last N category values will be displayed.
Based On
If checked, the category values will be sorted by values of the summary selected with the direction specified. If unchecked, the category values will be sorted by the order specified in the Category Order box of the dialog.
Remaining Categories In
Enabled when Top N or Bottom N is selected from the Select drop-down list. Check this option and then type a character string in the text field to group all the category values beyond the top/bottom N range.
Overall Series
Specifies whether to calculate the top or bottom N category values based on the series values. Enabled when Top N or Bottom N is selected from the Select drop-down list.
Skip First
If you input a number M in the Skip First text field, the first M category values in the chart will be skipped and the Select N condition will take effect beginning with M+1. The skipped values will be included in the Remaining Categories group together with all the category values beyond the top/bottom N range.

Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Discards the changes and closes the dialog.

Displays the help document about this feature.

Ignores the setting and closes this dialog.

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