In this overview, learn about how Charts in Custom Reports can help visualize your data in a snap!
Users who are the report author or with permission to edit, may add, edit, and manage charts. Users with view only access to the report will only be able to view and export attached charts.
If your report has over 5,000 student records or 30 columns of data, charts cannot be added to the report.
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Description |
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1. Field Groups and Fields |
All the data in the Custom Report will appear on the lefthand side, categorized into three Field Groups: Text, Number, and Date. |
2. Total Records |
The total records found in the report will appear on the editing screen to reference. |
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3. Category |
Add fields in Category, or how you want the measurable data to be categorized (ie: by Grade Level, by Site, by Race/Ethnicity). |
| 4. Measure | Add fields to Measure, or what are you wanting to see being measured in the graph (ie: by Achievement Score, by Grade Level, by SED). |
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5. Column Graph |
Your graph will build instantly based on your selections, defaulted to a Column Graph, but you can change that later. |
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6. Chart Settings and Tools |
The toolbar will appear with even more options after at least 2 criteria are added to the chart, allowing to Save, Change, Export, Reset, and Apply Labels on the chart. |
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7. Title |
Enter a unique title to save the chart. |
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8. Series |
Adding a Series can further group the measurable data (ie: A grade level count of students by SED) |
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9. Measure Options |
If the measure is of numerical value, it can be changed to various options such as Count (default), Sum, Mean, Median, Minimum, or Maximum. |
| 10. Inline Drill-Down Options | Adding more than one category allows for a drilldown effect within the chart. |
| 11. Exclude Nulls from Charts | Use the checkbox to exclude null values from generated charts. |
Next Steps
Ready to get started? Visit Add a Chart to start creating one in a Custom Report!
Visit Get Started with Custom Reports to brush up on Custom Report creation.