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Pie Graph

Introduction

The Pie Graph creates a visual representation of an entryset with two attributes. Each entry in the entryset corresponds to a single slice in the Pie Graph. The entry's first attribute determines the slice's name, the second determines its value. Pie Graph supports drill-down selection, enabling the creation of a new entryset that contains only the entries that correspond to the selected slices in the graph. The Pie Graph can also generate Donut and Pyramid Graphs.

Viewer Control:

Drill-down Selection
  • Click on any slice in the graph to add the slice's corresponding entry to the "Selected Entryset" output connector.
  • Hold "Ctrl" to select multiple slices in the graph.
  • Click on the background to deselect all of the slices. This fills the "Selected Entryset" with all entries in the original entryset.

Property Panel:

Labeling

Allows you to define a title for the graph, show the legend, or display value labels next to each point.

Title
Text displayed above the graph in the Viewer control.
Size
The size of the title.
Show Point Labels
If checked, displays labels indicating the value of each slice of the graph.
Show Legend
If checked, displays a legend identifying each slice of the graph.
Ignore Invalid Input Data
If this is selected, slices corresponding to second-attribute values in the incoming entryset with empty or invalid data will not be displayed in the graph. If this is not selected, entrysets with missing or invalid data will not be displayed at all.
Legend Position
The position of the legend on the graph: Bottom, Left, Right, or Top.
Graphics
Type
Specifies whether the data is displayed in a Pie, Donut, or Pyramid chart.
3D
Toggles the 3D view of the graph
Colors
Selects a color scheme for the graph
Slice Separation
Determines the distance between the slices of a Pie-type Graph
Donut Thickness
Determines the size of the hole in the center of a Donut-type Graph
Preview

Displays how the current configuration of the graph will appear in the Viewer

See Also:

Input Menu:

Set Entryset

Sets the incoming entryset as the data displayed by the graph.

Accepted Datatypes:
Entryset
A two attribute entryset. The first attribute must contain text values, the second attribute must contain numeric values.
Triggered Outputs:
Output Message:
Selected Entryset
Set Title

Sets the title of the graph.

Accepted Datatypes:
Text
The title to display on the graph.

Output Menu:

Get Selected Entryset

Gets an entryset containing only entries corresponding to the currently selected slices in the Pie Graph. If no slices are selected, the output entryset contains all entries in the original entryset.

Output Datatype:
Entryset
A subset of the Pie Graph's entryset containing only the currently selected slices as entries.
Triggered By:
Input Message:
Set Entryset
Action:
Changing which slices are selected in the Viewer.