Creating Charts
Before creating charts, review the available
chart types to select the best chart for your needs. Also review the
chart objects that make up charts.
Tip: To view the available chart types, from the File menu,
click New, and then double-click the chart
icon 
. You
can also view the available chart types by adding a Chart object
from the Toolbox tab in the Insertable
Objects pane to an existing report.
. You
can also view the available chart types by adding a Chart object
from the Toolbox tab in the Insertable
Objects pane to an existing report.To create charts, drag data items from the Source tab 
to the measures,
data series and categories drop zones.
Note: When you are working with dimensional data sources, do not insert
member properties in the series or categories of a chart. By default, IBM® Cognos® Report
Studio groups items that are inserted in these areas. Grouping member
properties produces a warning when you validate the report.
To help you when creating charts, you can do the following:
- Preview your chart style changes.
As you author your chart and edit the chart properties, IBM Cognos Report Studio provides you with a preview of your chart, using simulated data. This allows you to view your style changes without running your report. You need to run your report to see the chart with your actual data. You can disable the chart preview in the options.
- Resize your charts.
- Move the chart drop zones into flyouts so that they appear only when you pause your pointer over the chart.
After you create a basic chart, modify the various chart objects to customize your chart.