X-Y Charts

X-Y charts allow the relationship between two attributes for a set of records to be examined. You create an X-Y chart by selecting the records of interest and then either specifying the attributes you want to plot, or by selecting a report template that specifies the information to be plotted. Report templates are managed by your GRANTA MI administrator.

To generate an X-Y chart

1. Click Reports on the toolbar.
2. The Record List shows the currently-selected records. Add or delete records from the list, as required, then click X-Y Chart.

   The maximum number of records in a report is a user option and can be altered via Settings>Options.

3. If templates have been configured for your database, you can select one from the Report Template list and then click Plot Chart.
4. If no templates are available, or if you just want to define your own chart, select the X- and Y-axis attributes and range settings. Auto-scale will scale the chart to automatically show all the selected records.
5. Add a Chart Title, if desired.
6. Click Plot Chart.

Working with charts

To see which record a particularly interesting bubble corresponds to, click on the bubble: in the legend, the corresponding record is brought to the top of the list.  Click to view an example

To see which bubble a particularly interesting record corresponds to, click on the colored line in the legend: in the chart, the corresponding bubble is highlighted.  Click to view an example

To modify the chart axes

Click Modify Chart in the toolbar at the top of the page to return to the Chart Properties page and modify the chart axis settings.

To modify data parameters

Click Tools > Change parameters to modify any parameters associated with the chart data.

To view and copy the chart data

Click the View The Data command below the chart to view the underlying chart data in a table. The data in the table view can be copied to the clipboard or saved as a CSV file. To return to the chart view, on the View menu, click Chart.

To copy the chart as an image

You can copy a chart and paste the image into a document, presentation, or spreadsheet. Note that you may need to use Paste Special in your target document, depending on your browser.

1. On the X-Y Chart page, click the Copy command below the chart.
2. Copy the image using your browser's Copy function; for example, right-click and then click Copy.
3. Paste the image into the target document.

Changing the chart units

If the current database contains two or more unit system, you can select the unit system used to display data values in the chart: at the top of the page, click Units and choose the unit system you want to use.