Summary

This article describes the scatter chart report type. 

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This report type can be created by generating a report in the Reports tab in the Fountayn system and selecting ‘Scatter Chart’ from the dropdown on the output screen.

The Scatter Chart plots values against one another using a ‘scatter’ of points to represent the data. The expected values are numeric and there should not be any identification of the records (no string fields should exist in the report fields). Regardless of how many fields are in the report, the first field will be used as the X-Axis range.

The following appear as options for this output type:

Height

This height will be used to size the area where the chart will be drawn. The chart will be sized accordingly within the container. The measurement is in pixels. There are approximately 100 pixels per inch on the average monitor.

Width

This width will be used to size the area where the chart will be drawn. The chart will be sized accordingly within the container. The measurement is in pixels. There are approximately 100 pixels per inch on the average monitor.

Chart Top

This option determines the location of the placement of the top of the actual chart (excluding the axis and legends) and is expressed as a distance from the top border. Leaving the field blank will result in an auto calculation of the value (recommended in most cases). Otherwise, two formats are supported: a number (a value in pixels), or a number followed by % (a percentage).

Chart Left

This option determines the location of the placement of the left edge of the actual chart (excluding the axis and legends) and is expressed as a distance from the left border. Leaving the field blank will result in an auto calculation of the value (recommended in most cases). Otherwise, two formats are supported: a number (a value in pixels), or a number followed by % (a percentage).

Chart Area Width

This option determines the width of the actual chart (excluding the axis and legends) within the overall display area. Leaving the field blank will result in an auto calculation of the value (recommended in most cases). Otherwise, two formats are supported: a number (a value in pixels), or a number followed by % (a percentage).

Chart Area Height

This option determines the height of the actual chart (excluding the axis and legends) within the overall display area. Leaving the field blank will result in an auto calculation of the value (recommended in most cases). Otherwise, two formats are supported: a number (a value in pixels), or a number followed by % (a percentage).

Include Header

If set to true (the default), header information will be included at the top of the report (report title, date and time of creation, workgroup, study, and site names). If set to false, only the report title will display above the report.

Include Data Table

If True, a table of the data used to generate the chart will be displayed below the chart, sized to the same width.

Include Table Paging

If True (and a table is included with the chart), paging functionality will be included in the data table.

Table Page Size

This value is used to determine the number of results per page if paging is enabled on a data table.

X Axis Label

This label appears on the horizontal axis of the chart. It should be descriptive of the horizontal scale.

Y Axis Label

This label appears on the vertical axis of the chart. It should be descriptive of the vertical scale.

Legend Position

This setting determines the location of the legend. Defaults to right except for the Scatter Chart which defaults to None.

Line Width

This setting determines the line width in pixels. Use zero to hide all lines and show only the points.

Point Size

This setting determines the diameter of data points, in pixels. Use zero to hide all points.

Example

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