A chart reads data from a datasource and renders it as a graphical display which sizes to fill the view it is placed in. The datasource chosen may be identified by a repository URL, in which case the content is fixed, or the datasource may be reading from another view, in which case the chart will be updated automatically each time the other view is modified.

There are many parameters that can be used to configure the presentation of the chart, most importantly what type of chart is required. The chart wizard and range of available charts and options is described in the Elixir Report Designer manual.

Figure 2.6. Chart on Perspective

Bar, column, area and pie charts have selectable regions corresponding to the chart shapes. For example, clicking on a bar will select all records that contributed to that bar. You can create another view which uses this selection as a filter to control its display. You can also attach actions, so that clicking on a bar will show a new view or card which is mapped to the selection made. This is an easy method of creating a drill-down chart.

Available datasources: All, Selected, Unselected (only for bar, column, area and pie charts).