HTML5 charts can be used to create interactive reports. They are also more attractive than the basic charts available in Jaspersoft Studio. This section shows how to build a report containing a simple HTML5 chart and how to change chart types and edit charts.
HTML5 Charts in Jaspersoft Studio are designed to work similarly to Ad Hoc charts. Levels, for example, are the equivalent of what you would use the Ad Hoc Slider to see. Other explanations include:
| • | Values: Static properties. |
| • | Expressions: Dynamic properties. |
| • | Categories: Rows. In a pie chart, the categories are the slices. |
| • | Measures: The same as in Ad Hoc. In a pie chart, these are the size of the slice. |
| • | Series Contributors: In the Design view, these are defined at the measure level. In JRXML these are defined as Series. |
Before you add a chart to your report, consider the best way to display your data. The following table describes the available chart types:
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Column charts - Compare values displayed as columns |
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Column. Multiple measures of a group are depicted as individual columns. |
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Stacked Column. Multiple measures of a group are depicted as portions of a single column whose size reflects the aggregate value of the group. |
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Percent Column. Multiple measures of a group are depicted as portions of a single column of fixed size representing 100% of the amounts for a category. Used when you have three or more data series and want to compare distributions within categories and at the same time display the differences between categories. |
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Bar charts - Compare values displayed as bars |
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Bar. Graphically summarize and display categories of data to let users easily compare amounts or values between different categories. |
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Stacked Bar. Multiple measures of a group are depicted as portions of a single bar whose size reflects the aggregate value of the group. |
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Percent Bar. Multiple measures of a group are depicted as portions of a single bar of fixed size representing 100% of the amounts for a category. Used when you have three or more data series and want to compare distributions within categories and at the same time display the differences between categories. |
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Line charts - Compare values displayed as points connected by lines |
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Line. Displays data points connected with straight lines, typically to show trends. |
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Spline. Displays data points connected with a fitted curve. Allow you to take a limited set of known data points and approximate intervening values. |
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Stacked Line. Displays series as a set of points connected by a line. Values are represented on the y-axis and categories are displayed on the x-axis. Lines do not overlap because they are cumulative at each point. |
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Stacked Spline. Displays series as a set of points connected with a fitted curve. Values are represented on the y-axis and categories are displayed on the x-axis. Lines do not overlap because they are cumulative at each point |
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Percent Line. A variation of a line chart in which each series adjoins but does not overlap the preceding series. |
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Percent Spline. A variation of a spline chart in which each series adjoins but does not overlap the preceding series. |
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Area charts - Compare values displayed as shaded areas. Compared to line charts, area charts emphasize quantities rather than trends. |
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Area. Displays data points connected with a straight line and a color below the line; groups are displayed as transparent overlays. |
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Stacked Area. Displays data points connected with a straight line and a solid color below the line; groups are displayed as solid areas arranged vertically, one on top of another. |
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Percent Area. Displays data points connected with a straight line and a solid color below the line; groups are displayed as portions of an area of fixed sized, and arranged vertically one on top of the another. |
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Area Spline. Displays data points connected with a fitted curve and a color below the line; groups are displayed as transparent overlays. |
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Stacked Area Spline. Displays a series as a set of points connected by a smooth line with the area below the line filled in. Values are represented on the y-axis and categories are displayed on the x-axis. Areas do not overlap because they are cumulative at each point. |
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Percent Area Spline. A variation of area spline charts that present values as trends for percentages, totaling 100% for each category. |
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Pie charts - Compare values displayed as slices of a circular graph |
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Pie. Multiple items of a single group are displayed as sectors of a circle. |
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Dual-Level Pie. A variation of pie charts that present grouped values in two concentric circles; the inner circle represents the coarsest grouping level in the data. In Jaspersoft Studio, note these rules about data configuration for dual-level pie charts:
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Scatter and Bubble Charts - Show the extent of correlation, if any, between the values of observed quantities. |
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Scatter. Displays a single point for each point in a data series without connecting the points. |
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Bubble. Compares the relationships between three measures displayed on the x-y axis. The location and size of each bubble indicates the relative values of each data point |
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Multi-Axis Charts - Compare trends in two or more data sets whose numeric range differ greatly. |
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Multi-Axis Column. A column chart with two series and two axis ranges. |
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Multi-Axis Line. A line chart with two series and two axis ranges. |
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Multi-Axis Spline. A spline chart with two series and two axis ranges. |
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Combination Charts - Display multiple data series in a single chart, combining the features of a area, bar, column, or line charts. |
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Column Line. Combines the features of a column chart with a line chart. |
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Column Spline. Combines the features of a column chart with a spline chart. |
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Stacked Column Line. Combines the features of a stacked column chart with a line chart. |
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Stacked Column Spline. Combines the features of a stacked column chart with a line chart. |
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Time Series Charts - Illustrate data points at successive time intervals. Also called Fever Chart. |
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Time Series Area. Displays data points over time connected with a straight line and a color below the line. |
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Time Series Area Spline. Displays data points over time connected with a fitted curve and a color below the line. |
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Time Series Line. Displays data points over time connected with straight lines. |
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Time Series Spline. Displays data points over time connected with a fitted curve. |
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Spider Charts - Display data in line or data bars arranged on a circular spider web chart. Also called a Radar Chart. |
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Spider Column. Plots one or more series over multiple common quantitative variables by providing axes for each variable arranged as spokes around a central point. The column variation of spider charts displays values as bars that extend out from the central point towards the edges of the circular web. The bar's length indicates the relative value. |
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Spider Line. Plots one or more series over multiple common quantitative variables by providing axes for each variable arranged as spokes around a central point. The line variation of spider charts displays values as points arranged around the circular web. The data points are joined by a line. Each point's distance from the central point indicates the relative value. |
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Spider Area. Plots one or more series over multiple common quantitative variables by providing axes for each variable arranged as spokes around a central point. The area variation of spider charts is similar to the line variation, but the shape defined by the line that connects each series' points is filled with color. |
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