Options – Pie Chart

Option

Description

Default title

Specifies the default title for this visualization type.

Tip: If you edit the title for a pie chart and you want to use that title expression in all new pie charts, then you can click on the Set as Default button in the Edit Title dialog directly.

Legend visible by default

Specifies whether or not the legend should be open when creating a new pie chart.

Use separate color for marked items

Select this check box to use a specified marking color (default is green) for marked items in this visualization type. If the check box is cleared, then unmarked items will be faded out instead.

Sector value

Displays the value of the sector as a label. For example, sum of  sales for apples, if the sector size is defined by sum of sales and the color is defined by fruit or vegetable type.

Sector category

Displays the category defining  the sector as a label. For example, "apples", if the sector color is defined by fruit or vegetable type.

Sector percentage

Displays labels showing the percentage of the total that each sector represents.

Threshold

Excludes labels whose percentage falls below a given threshold.

Decimals

Specifies the number of decimals to display for the percentage value. The number specified here will also affect the number of decimals shown for pie sectors in the tooltip.

Reset

Resets all properties on this page to the default values.

Note that an administrator can configure which settings should be default for certain user groups on the server. If you are a member of such a group, the options on this page will be set to these defaults when you press the Reset button.