Group Options Dialog Box

You can use the Group Options dialog box to specify the sort order of the group values and define the number of the group values to show in a heat map. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Group Options dialog box when you select Order/Select N in the Display screen of the chart wizard.

Group Options dialog box

You see the following options in the dialog box:

Group Order

You can specify how to sort the group values in this box.

Ascend
Select to sort values in an ascending order (A, B, C).
Descend
Select to sort values in a descending order (C, B, A).
No Sort
Select to sort values in the original order in database.

Group Selection

You can specify the number of the group values to display in the chart in this box.

Select
- All
  Select to display all the group values in the chart.
- Top N
  Select and specify a number in the text box to display the first N group values in the chart. You can also select a parameter which returns an integer from the drop-down list so as to dynamically define the Top N condition at runtime.
- Bottom N
  Select and specify a number in the text box to display the last N group values in the chart. You can also select a parameter which returns an integer from the drop-down list so as to dynamically define the Bottom N condition at runtime.
Based On
Select it and select a field that you have added to the value axis of the chart from the drop-down list to sort the group values based on this field. You can also select Custom Sort from the drop-down list to customize the sort manner in the Custom Sort dialog box.
- Ascend
  Select to sort the group values based on the specified field in an ascending order.
- Descend
  Select to sort the group values based on the specified field in a descending order.
Remaining Groups In
Designer enables this option when you select Top N or Bottom N from the Select drop-down list. Select it and type a character string in the text box to place all the group values beyond the top/bottom N range in this group.
Overall Series
Designer does not enable this option for setting group values.
Skip First
Designer enables this option when you select Top N or Bottom N from the Select drop-down list. Select it and type a number M in the text box to skip the first M group values in the chart, meaning the Select N condition takes effect beginning with the M+1 value. Designer includes the skipped values in the remaining group together with all the group values beyond the top/bottom N range.

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

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