Chart Manager (ttchm1000m000)

Use this session to maintain chart settings. Charts that are linked to a Tools application, are represented in the Chart Manager (ttchm1000m000) session.

The Chart Manager is a tool which presents Tools application data graphically by means of graphs and pie charts. A graph is a graphical representation of data in a coordinate system. A pie is a circular diagram that is divided into segments which show quantitative relationships. The Chart Manager supports different types of graphs, such as lines, bars, symbols, and so on. An almost unlimited number of variants can be designed for each type.

Note

You can send Tools data to the Chart Manager in these ways:

You can also send data from the Chart Manager back to the Tools database by using a script.

User authorizations for the Chart Manager are set in the Chart Manager Application Data (ttchm1500m000) session.

Description of the window and menu layout

The window can be resized with the mouse.

The window contains:

  • The menu Bar The menu bar displays the Chart Manager menus. These are discussed later.
  • The icon bar The button bar displays a number of buttons controlling the chart display. They are described later.
  • The display area The display area contains the graph or pie, titles, footnotes or the legend.
  • The status bar The status bar contains information concerning the state of the chart (for example, the name of chart, the chart type, the messages).

Chart manager menu Each menu contains one or more sessions or actions that can be selected. The menus are briefly discussed below.

File menu To:

  • Select charts and maintaining the chart list
  • Select the chart types
  • Print the charts
  • Import and exporting the data
  • Exit the Chart Manager

Edit Menu To:

  • Redraw the screen
  • Extend or restricting the range of data values
  • Extend or restricting the range of category values
  • Go to previous, next, first or last set of category values

Attributes menu To change the chart attributes and, to consequently modify the chart display. This includes changing such graph features as:

  • Fonts or colors
  • Graph type (such as line, bar, and other types)
  • Graph settings (such as thickness of lines, bars, and other settings)
  • Dimensions or form of coordinate system

Data menu: Generating or modifying chart data, such as:

  • Data points
  • Scale division of the axes
  • Titles
  • Domains

Options Menu To create or change fonts and to change the appearance of the chart by:

  • Moving the various windows or text
  • Modifying the chart

Help Menu To display help.

The icons bar contains these icons:

  • Exit Exits the Chart Manager.
  • Save Saves the current chart.
  • Draw Redraws the screen.
  • First Shows the first set of category values.
  • Previous Shows the previous set of category values.
  • Next Shows the next set of category values.
  • Last Shows the last set of category values.
  • Print the current chart
  • Move Window Lets you move boxes (such as the title box) with the mouse.
  • Move Text Lets you move labels or texts with the mouse. These changes are not saved: redrawing the screen will restore the old situation.
  • Change Pie Lets you move data points in a pie chart with the mouse. This is equivalent to changing the data in the appropriate session. These changes can be saved.
  • Change Graph Lets you move data points in a graph with the mouse. This is equivalent to changing the data in the appropriate session. These changes can be saved.
  • Help Shows the session help.