Use the Display tab of the Configuration Manager 2007 Report Properties dialog box to specify whether the report automatically refreshes at a configured interval and whether to provide a chart for the report. The Display tab contains the following elements:

Refresh the report automatically

Specifies whether the data in a report is automatically refreshed by running the report query at a configured interval. When this element is enabled, configure the following setting:
  • Refresh interval: Specifies the number of minutes between automatic updates. The refresh interval can be configured to be from 1 to 60 minutes.

Provide a chart for the report

Specifies whether a chart is created that can be displayed when the report is run. When this element is enabled, configure the following settings:
  • Default chart type: Specifies the default chart type that is displayed when the chart is opened. The available chart types are Column, Bar, Line, Area, Pie, Exploded Pie, Doughnut, Exploded Doughnut, and Scatter (X,Y). After the chart opens, a different chart type can be specified.

    Note
    Use scatter graphs for numerical data only.
  • Chart title: Specifies the title displayed above the chart.

  • Category (X) axis column: Specifies the column number from the report that is used for the data that is presented, along the horizontal axis (X axis) of the chart.

  • Category (X) axis label: Specifies the label for the horizontal axis (X axis) of the chart.

  • Value (Y) axis column: Specifies the column from the report that is used for the data that is presented along the vertical axis (Y axis) of the chart.

  • Value (Y) axis label: Specifies the label for the vertical axis (Y axis) of the chart.

OK

Saves the changes, and exits the dialog box.
Cancel

Exits the dialog box without saving any changes.
Apply

Saves the changes, and remains in the dialog box.
Help

Opens the help topic for this tab of the dialog box.

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