Business graphics: customize x axes

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have a special requirement from a customes and I don't know how to satisfy this.

I have successfully implemented a Business graphic with series (not simpleseries) and now I need to customize the x axes which contains the hours of 1 month.

The customer requirement is to have a label and the corresponding grid line only each sunday at 12:00:00.

I'm trying with Chart Designer with no luck.

How can I achieve this?

Thanks

Stefano

[kai_gutenkunst · Accepted solution]

Hi,

you use a TimeAxis in your chart; is that correct?

Then you can use a value range for displaying such a line (and a caption).

In the chart designer right-click on TimeAxis-GridLine and create a new value range. Set the Start and End properties to the desired date/time and fill the property Caption.

Regards, Kai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

>

> Hi,
> you use a TimeAxis in your chart; is that correct?
> Then you can use a value range for displaying such a line (and a caption).
> In the chart designer right-click on TimeAxis-GridLine and create a new value range. Set the Start and End properties to the desired date/time and fill the property Caption.
> Regards, Kai

Hi Kay,

currently I don't use a time axis because reading the documentation I was convinced that it is only for graphics like gannt and similar.

In my case I need 2 axes, the x axes is for time (quarter hour) and the y axes is for values. The table rapresenting the values is like this:

Time   Value
00:15   287
00:30   290
00:45   302
01:00   299
01:15   306
...     ...

Should I use time TimeAxis?

Thank you

Stefano

[kai_gutenkunst · Accepted solution]

Hi Stefano,

as soon as you have a value outside your quarter rhythm using a TimeAxis is the only solution to display the chart properly.

When using a CategoryAxis you could also try creating value ranges, but then it's not possible to use them for displaying vertical lines. Instead the value range covers the complete area of the corresponding category.

Therefore, just give it a try

Regards, Kai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

>

> Hi Stefano,
> 
> as soon as you have a value outside your quarter rhythm using a TimeAxis is the only solution to display the chart properly.
> When using a CategoryAxis you could also try creating value ranges, but then it's not possible to use them for displaying vertical lines. Instead the value range covers the complete area of the corresponding category.
> 
> Therefore, just give it a try 
> Regards, Kai

Hi Kai,

I will surely try and let you know... perhaps this evening...

bye,

Stefano

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Kai,

I've tried to use TimeScatter graphic with a time axis and the result is very close to what I need but I have found a strenge problem.

The graphic is displayed correctly until I get 2387 points but when I go over this number it starts displaying wrong values?

Have you ever face this problem?

Thank you,

Stefano

[kai_gutenkunst · Accepted solution]

No, I've never seen of such a magic number in the coding

Could you describe the symptom in more detail?

Regards, Kai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Kai,

the problem in detail is this.

I want to display a value for each quarter hour for an entire month. The total number of point that I need is 96 x 31 = 2976.

I tryed to display them but the graphics place the values for each day on the line corresponding to that day instead of placing them one next to each other.

I have then reduced the number of point and I found that if the point is between 2388 and 2400 the graphics makes the same mistake and more over it displays values only for one day (I can't understand which one!).

I have reduced the number of point to less than 2387 and magically the graphic displays correct values!

Please help me before I become mad! :-S

Stefano

P.S. if you tell me the way I will send you a document with the 3 printscreen image!

[kai_gutenkunst · Accepted solution]

Before becoming mad you should think of asking the support guys.

BTW, have you made sure to use the latest IGS patchlevel?

Regards, Kai