Dashboard Pie Item

The Pie item shows a series of pies or donuts that represent the contribution of each value to the total value.

Providing Data

Data Sections

Values

The Values section contains data items that define the share of pie segments.

You can add several data items to this section and use the Values drop-down menu to switch between them in the dashboard item.

• To invoke the Values menu, click the icon in the dashboard item caption.

Arguments

The Arguments section contains data items that provide values used to label pie segments.

Series

The Series section contains data items whose values are used to label pie charts.

Interactivity

The Dashboard allows you to use any data-aware dashboard item as a filter for the entire dashboard (Master Filter).

When Interactivity is enabled, an end-user can click a grid row to make other dashboard items only display data related to the selected record.

Filtering by Arguments

The Pie dashboard item supports filtering by argument or series values.

When filtering by arguments is enabled, the end-user can click a series point to make other dashboard items display only data related to the selected argument value.

• To enable filtering by arguments, click the Arguments button on the Data – Target dimensions menu.

Filtering by Series

When filtering by series is enabled, an end-user can click a pie to make other dashboard items display only data related to the selected pie.

• To enable filtering by arguments, click the Series button on the Data – Target dimensions menu.

Reset Filtering

• To reset filtering, use the Clear Filter button within the Chart caption.

Drill-Down

The built-in drill-down capability allows end-users to change the detail level of data shown in dashboard items on the fly.

The Chart dashboard item supports drill-down on argument or series values.

Drill Down on Arguments

When drill-down on arguments is enabled, an end-user can a pie segment to view a detail diagram for the corresponding argument value.

• To drill-down on arguments, click the Drill Down button on the Data – Interactivity menu.

• Click the Arguments button on the Data – Target dimensions menu.

Drill-down on arguments requires that the Arguments section contains several data items, from the least detailed to the most detailed item.

Drill Down on Series

When drill-down on series is enabled, an end-user can click a series point (or corresponding legend item) to view a detail chart for the corresponding series.

• To drill-down on arguments, click the Drill Down button on the Data – Interactivity menu.

• Click the Series button on the Data – Target dimensions menu.

Drill-down on series requires that the Series section contains several data items, from the least detailed to the most detailed item.

• To enable drill-down on series, click the Drill Down on Series button on the Data – Master Filter menu.

Drill-Up

• To return to the previous detail level (drill-up), use the button in the caption of the Pie dashboard item, or the Drill Up command in the context menu.

Layout

The Pie item allows you to specify the number of columns or rows in which individual diagrams are arranged.

• To control how pies are arranged, use the Content Arrangement group in the Layout & Style menu.

By default, the Auto Arrange option is enabled, which automatically resizes pies to fit within the dashboard item.

Labels

Pies display data labels that contain descriptions for pie segments, and provide tool tips with additional information.

• Specify which information should be displayed within data labels and tool tips by selecting it on the Layout & Style – Labels menu.

Data Labels

These buttons invoke the drop-down menu, which is similar for both buttons. This menu allows you to specify which values are displayed within data labels or tool tips.

Tooltips

Style

• Choose between Pie or Donut style.