Focus Reports Developer can create virtually any type of chart or graph from MediSoft data. Follow these steps to create a chart or graph:
- Create queries to supply the information for the chart or graph. The result table should contain only the information to be used for the chart or graph, generally a label field and a value for each label.
- Place a DBChart component on the visual designer by clicking the DBChart button in the tool bar and clicking a band in the report.
- Right-click the DBChart component and select Edit Chart... from the context menu.
- Create each desired series for the report. A pie chart will have one series while a graph will have one series for each trace on the graph.
- Choose the data source for the chart or graph by clicking Series on the top row of tabs and Data Source on the second row of tabs.
- Select the data pipeline (query), the label field from the data pipeline and the field that contains the values to be charted or graphed.
- Click Close to save the settings for the chart or graph.
Step-by-step information for charting and graphing data is available on the Focus Reports Developer Advanced Training CD.