Convert Charts From One Type to Another

You can convert a chart from one type (for example, a bar chart) to another type (for example, a line chart).

When you convert an existing chart to a new chart type, IBM® Cognos® Report Studio keeps the properties from the existing chart if those properties exist in the new chart type. For example, if you convert a pie chart to a bar chart, Report Studio maps your chart palette to the new chart, but does not map the exploding slices, because the exploding slices property does not exist in a bar chart.

Note: Report Studio converts legacy charts to the current default chart types automatically if you change the chart type unless you select the Use legacy chart authoring option. You can convert legacy charts to current default charts, but you cannot convert current default charts back to legacy charts.

Procedure

  1. Right-click a chart and click Convert Chart.
  2. Select a new chart type, and click OK.

    If some chart properties cannot be converted, the Chart Property Changes dialog box appears notifying you of the properties that cannot be converted.

Parent topic: Charts