Designing a Custom Pie Chart

Creating a report using a pie chart allows you to display multiple classes of data and their proportions. It helps to summarize a large data set visually. It is easy to understand and requires minimal explanation.

To design a custom pie chart:

  1. Build a report.
  2. Under the CHART CONFIGURATION section, Select chart type as PIE.
  3. Enter or select the required field information.
    The following table describes the field information in this section:
    Field Description
    *Group by Select a value from the dropdown menu on the basis of which report data will be grouped. For example: Device Name.
    *Aggregation Select the calculation to be done on the report data for the dropdown. The following options are available:
    • Average: Calculates the average value of a given set of data.
    • Sum: Calculates the sum of all values in a given set of data.
    • Count: Calculates the total number of items in a given numeric field.
    • Maximum: Displays the maximum value in a given set of data.
    • Minimum: Displays the minimum value in a given set of data.
    * : Mandatory fields
  4. Click Save.
    A preview of the pie chart is generated on the right side of the screen.
  5. To select the data loading pattern, in the chart's preview window, click (Settings) icon.
    The following options are displayed:
    • Instant: This option allows you to enable live data loading and see changes in data immediately. This can be used in the case of small databases.
    • Deferred: This option allows you to enable lazy data loading and is useful in the case of larger databases. The default time interval for this is set at 30 minutes.
  6. To change the style/font color of their pie chart, click Styles.
    1. Click on the coloured value boxes to display the color palette.
    2. Choose the desired color.
    3. Similarly click the coloured boxes and choose different colors from the palette for the different values,
    4. Click Save.
  7. To enable the report, turn on the toggle. Only enabled reports are visible on the dashboard to which they are pinned.
  8. Click Next.
    The CHART DRILLDOWN section is displayed.
What to do next: To modify any chart report parameters, first disable toggle button from the preview screen. Settings and Styles can also be edited only when the report is in a disabled state.