Category Options Dialog

The Category Options dialog helps you to specify the sort order of the category values and define the number of the category values to show in a chart. It appears when you select the Order/Select N button below the category box in the Display screen of the chart wizard.

Category Options dialog

The following are details about options in the dialog:

Category Order

Specifies in which manner to sort the category values.

Ascend
Values will be sorted in an ascending order (A, B, C).
Descend
Values will be sorted in a descending order (C, B, A).
No Sort
Values will be sorted in the 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 in the chart will be displayed.
- Top N
  If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the first N category values in the chart will be displayed. You can also select a parameter from the drop-down list, which returns an integer, and then specify a value for the parameter when viewing the report to dynamically define the Top N condition.
- Bottom N
  If selected, specify a number in the field to the right and the last N category values in the chart will be displayed. You can also select a parameter from the drop-down list which returns an integer, and then specify a value for the parameter when viewing the report to dynamically define the Bottom N condition.
Based On
If checked, select a field added to the value axis of the chart to sort the category values based on this field, or select Custom Sort to customize the sort manner in the Custom Sort dialog.
- Ascend
  Sorts the category values based on the select field in an ascending order.
- Descend
  Sorts the category values based on the select field in a descending order.
Remaining Categories In
Enabled only 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 box 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 check the Skip First option and input a number M in the text box to the right, then 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. Enabled when Top N or Bottom N is selected from the Select drop-down list.

Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Discards the changes and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

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