Bar Chart Dynamic Template: Use Case
Use Case: As a manager, I'd like to see a list of daily backup jobs so that I can easily determine the success and failure rate. In addition, I'd like to be able to drill down to the details, especially for failed backups.
When creating a report, always start with a problem statement so that you can identify the characteristics that are essential for your report. For this example, our problem statement requires:
Time component, such as a backup job start or finish date
Status of the backup job, such as successful, warning, or failed
Bar charts are available as two types:
Dynamic: With this type of chart, you don't need to know how many distinct values are available. Typically, this means that you do not select colors for the bars, but let the system select them. In some cases, colors are available for selection for a limited set of known values. A dynamic bar chart requires 1 Caption, at least 1 Bar, and 1 Legend.
Static: With this type of chart, you pre-define only the values and colors that you want represented in the chart--typically, a subset of the full set of values. A static bar chart requires 1 Caption and at least 1 Bar.