Build Landscape Chart

Build Landscape Chart

Build Landscape Chart 

In Prolaborate, users can build Landscape charts by any one of the following methods. 

  • Build Landscape Chart using Designer Configuration 

  • Build Landscape Chart using SQL Queries 

  • Build Landscape Chart using Reports 

Build Landscape Chart using Designer Configuration 

Chart designer allows users to create charts with few simple clicks. With a chart designer, charts can be configured by simply selecting the filters. A MDG based sub-report can be added as well to see detailed information by clicking the dissections of the chart. 

Chart designer allows users to view the query that was generated by the configurations made, which can be further be edited to create customized charts if required. 

In Create Chart Widget, follow the below steps to create a Landscape chart using designer configuration. 

Basic Details 

Field 

Description 

Chart Name 

Enter a suitable chart name 

Choose Chart Type 

Choose Landscape under chart type 

 

 

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Source Selection 

Field 

Description 

Browser 

By clicking on this section, you will be able to view the package 

Search Repository 

To search for packages and elements. Click the Search icon to open the repository search page, where the user can search for elements by name, or the user can choose object type, type, and stereotype from the dropdown menu 

Select All Levels 

When Select All Levels is selected, the sub packages and elements within a package are selected automatically once the user selects the package 

 

 

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Designer Configuration 

This section allows the user to select the configuration needed to create a chart. 

Field 

Description 

MDG Based Subreport 

Option enabled by default which allows users to see in-depth information when one clicks the dissections of the chart. It also allows users to filter the report data based on MDG stereotypes available. To know more, click here 

Filter by Type  

 

Select the Object type from the dropdown that is available from the package 

Filter by Stereotype  

Select the stereotype from the dropdown 

Fully Qualified Name 

By enabling this option, one can see the complete name of the Stereotype with its technology. If not enabled, you will be able to see only the name of the Stereotype 

Filter By Property 

You can filter the elements based on the basic properties i.e., Name, Stereotype, Status, Notes, etc, or tagged values 

Condition (on how this works): 

User can filter based on the conditions like IN, NOT IN from the tagged value and Basic Properties 

 

Filter values: 

Based on the above Tagged value or Basic Property, user can filter in detail by using the values from the Tagged value or basic property 

 

Subgroup 

Results of level 1 will be grouped based on the selection (basic properties or tagged value) 

Color-code block based on 

Blocks will be color coded based on values of basic properties or tagged values selected. Colors will be applied to the chart either from Color Palette or MDG Color Configuration 

 

 

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Click Add Group 2 to add the next level if required. 

Field 

Description 

Choose connector direction 

Choose the required connector direction from the dropdown 

Choose Connector Type 

It lists all the connector type from the elements filtered from level 1 and the connector direction shown in level 2. Choose the required connector type from the dropdown 

Choose Connector Stereotype 

Choose the required connector stereotype displayed based on the previous configurations from the dropdown 

Show on Chart 

Toggle this option to show/hide the level configured in the final output of the chart. This would come in handy when building charts with many levels and you want to control which levels need to be displayed 

Delete 

Click Delete icon to delete the level from the chart 

 

Once the connector type or stereotype is selected, element filters and color code options are displayed. Configure them and follow the same steps to add the third level, if required. 

Note: No more than three levels can be added to a multi-level chart (Heat Map, Nested Pie, Landscape) 

 

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After choosing all the filters click Next. 

On the query configuration page, the queries for the designer configuration will be displayed. Users can either customize the query if required by enabling the Edit auto-generated query option or copy the query and use it later for customization. 

Note: Enabling this option will result in loss of traceability between the selected designer configuration from the previous page and the query. 

 

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Click Next to navigate to the chart settings page. 

Users can customize the style and aesthetics of the chart on the Chart Settings page. We'll go over each feature in more detail later in this article. Now press the Save button. 

Build Landscape Chart using SQL Queries 

In Create Chart Widget, follow the below steps to create a Landscape chart using SQL Queries 

Basic Details 

Field 

Description 

Chart Name 

Enter a suitable chart name 

Choose Chart Type 

Choose Landscape under chart type 

 

Click Skip to Query option to go straight to the Query Configuration and build the chart by following the below steps 

 

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Query Configuration 

This section captures the query required to create the Landscape chart. 

Field 

Description 

View Sample 

It displays a sample query with the option to see more 

Query 

Enter the query in the space provided based on requirements 

Copy Query 

Click this button to copy the entire query, with no manual selection required 

Execute 

Click on Execute to see the query's results 

Condition to link previous level (In level 2 and 3) 

Enter the required condition to link with the previous level 

Show on Chart 

Toggle this option to show/hide the level configured in the final output of the chart. This would come in handy when building charts with many levels and you want to control which levels need to be displayed 

Delete 

Click Delete icon to delete the level from the chart 

MDG Based Subreport 

Option enabled by default which allows users to see in-depth information when one clicks the dissections of the chart. It also allows users to filter the report data based on MDG stereotypes available. To know more, click here 

Enable Clickable Query 

By enabling this, the user can enter a clickable query and see the results when the respective section of the chart is clicked. 

Note: This option is visible only when MDG Based Subreport is disabled 

Set Placeholder Values 

Displays the list of placeholders in the query, if there is any. Enter values for the respective placeholders and save them. To know more, click here 

Save as Report 

Save the configurations applied as a report in Report Configuration page where it can be reused again when a new chart is created. To know more, click here 

Fetch Result Query 

Click this button to fetch the result query 

Result Query 

This text box will display the result query upon clicking on the Fetch Result Query. In multi-level charts, it combines the queries from all the levels to a single query 

 

 

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Click Next to navigate to the chart settings page. 

Note:  

  • To apply colors for individual tagged values that are defined using Color Palette Configuration, an alias ‘seriesproperty’ should be mentioned in the query 

  • To apply colors for individual tagged values in a subgroup, an alias ‘groupnameproperty’ should be mentioned in the query 

Users can customize the style and aesthetics of the chart on the Chart Settings page. We'll go over each feature in more detail later in this article. Now press the Save button. 

Build Landscape Chart using Reports 

From Prolaborate V4.2.0 and above, charts can be created by using predefined and reusable reports from Report Configuration. To know more about Report Configuration, click here. 

The created reports from report configuration window can be applied when creating a new chart widget. After choosing the widget type, a popup will appear listing all the available reports. 

For EA chart widget, it will display only the query type reports. The level column denotes the number of levels configured in the report. 

 

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Report can also be selected by selecting Choose a Report from the dropdown How do you want to build? option. 

 

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After selecting the report, choose the required chart type. The configuration will be automatically applied and click Next to navigate to the chart settings page. 

If the selected report contains configurations of more than one level, then only the multi-level charts of type (Heat Map, Nested Pie, Landscape) will be available for selection. 

 

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Users can customize the style and aesthetics of the chart on the Chart Settings page. We'll go over each feature in more detail later in this article. Now press the Save button. 

Customize Landscape Chart 

Chart Preview: This section will show a preview of the chart after the changes have been applied to it. 

Refresh Chart Preview: This feature allows you to see a preview of the changes made in the chart settings on the current page. Changes made in the chart settings will be reflected in Chart Preview. 

 

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General 

 

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Under the General section, users can modify the general chart settings based on their needs. 

Field 

Description 

Legend 

Toggling this option will allow the users to show or hide the legend in the chart 

Legends Position 

By using this feature, users can place the legend either on the bottom or on the right side of the chart area 

 

Specify Color 

Apply color to highlight a section of the chart based on the data it represents 

Level 

Specify Label and text color and fill color, Border color for subgroup items by using this option 

Color Blocks 

Enable this option to apply colors to a section of the chart either from Color Palette or MDG Color Configuration 

Landscape General Settings 

Landscape settings allow you to change the layout style, border width, fit to Screen, Animation onHover-Last Level, Animation onHover-Levels Above, Group expand by default etc. Under Chart Settings, you can select Landscape Settings. 

 

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Field 

Description 

Layout Style 

Specify the layout style by choosing the layouts from the list 

Border width 

By changing the value, users can increase or decrease the border width 

Fit to Screen 

Specify the chart fit to the screen by default  

Animation onHover- Last Level 

When hovering the chart user can see animation effects to their objects in last level 

Animation onHover- Levels Above 

When hovering the chart user can see animation effects to their objects in the parent level 

Group Expand 

If this option is enabled all the levels which is show in a expanded structure to the users 

 

Landscape Level Settings 

Landscape settings allow you to change the font styles and font size for all the levels in the chart, arranging Groups based on number of columns etc. Under Chart Settings, you can select Landscape Settings. 

 

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Field 

Description 

Font Family 

Select the font to be applied for the chart's text and numbers. Select the desired font for the text and numbers by clicking the dropdown 

Font Size 

Specify the font size that will be used for the chart's text and numbers. Select the desired font size for the text and numbers by clicking the dropdown. 

Arrange Groups 

Enable this option to arrange the blocks in groups based on the layout with option to enter the number of columns to be grouped. 

 

Click Save to save all the configurations. 

After clicking save, users can change the size of the widget on the following page by clicking on the bottom right corner of the widget. After resizing the widget's size, click Save. 

 

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The Landscape chart has been successfully configured and is now visible on the dashboard page.  

 

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Landscape Chart Widget Options 

Once the chart widget is created, multiple options will be displayed when hovering on it. 

 

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Chart Settings 

Chart Settings in the widget displays a list of option where users can temporarily modify the look of the chart, etc. 

 

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Show/Hide Legend 

This option allows users to show/hide the legends in the chart widget. 

Modify View 

Modify view option opens the chart settings popup window where users can modify the look and aesthetics of the chart temporarily. This helps users to test the various changes before applying them permanently. 

 

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View as Heat Map 

This option temporarily changes the output of the landscape chart to a heatmap chart. 

 

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View as Nested Pie 

This option temporarily changes the output of the landscape chart to a nested pie chart. 

 

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View as SQL Source 

This option shows the source SQL query of the configured landscape chart. 

 

 

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Share Widget 

To share a widget, hover over a widget and click on the Share icon in the widget. Under the Copy Link to Share dropdown, select the type of link (Public, Private or Embed) to be shared. 

 

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Discuss Widget 

Discussions can be initiated for a selected widget in the dashboard. To discuss, hover over a widget and click the Discuss icon to open the discussion tab to start a discussion. 

 

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The other options in the widget includes refresh, view and maximize or minimize the widget respectively.

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