Series Options Dialog Box

You can use the Series Options dialog box to specify the sort order of the series values and define the number of the series values to show in a chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

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

Series Options dialog box

You see the following options in the dialog box:

Series Order

You can specify how to sort the series 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 keep the values in their original order in the database.

Series Selection

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

Select
- All
  Select to display all the series values in the chart.
- Top N
  Select and specify a number in the text box to display the first N series 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 series 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 series 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 series values based on the specified field in an ascending order.
- Descend
  Select to sort the series values based on the specified field in a descending order.
Remaining Series 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 group all the series values beyond the top/bottom N range.
Overall Series
Designer does not enable this option for setting series 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 the right, Designer then skips the first M series values in the chart and the Select N condition takes effect beginning with M+1. Designer includes the skipped values in the remaining series group together with all the series 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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