Portlet Factory, Version 6.1.2
GreenPoint WebCharts builder
The GreenPoint WebCharts builder works with third-party software from GreenPoint, Inc. to create and display a wide variety of sophisticated charts and graphs. This builder can deliver all standard and extended charts and graphs to all browsers. The builder generates JSP code that makes calls to Java classes that in turn generate image maps representing various graph displays. You can also use the builder to transform your XML source data to the format used by the WebCharts software. A common transformation (RowsetRow) provided by the builder can be used with the XML commonly returned from data source builders.
The builder also supports chart click actions that occur when an end-user clicks on a portion of a chart or graph. This support allows developers to create interactive charts with drill-downs. For example, clicking on a section of a pie chart may transition to a new page, showing the details of the records in that section. The builder creates an XML variable builder-nameClickValues in the WebApp to catch the click values for the builder, for example, the label of the column the user clicked on. These values can be used by the action that you specify to handle the chart click. (See the Chart Click Action section in the builder inputs.)
Note: In IBM® WebSphere Portlet Factory, the WebCharts product provided is evaluation software. Generated charts display a message that indicates this provision. To use this builder to create production-quality charts, you can purchase a fully functional copy of WebCharts software directly from GreenPoint, Inc. IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework includes a license to a full-function version of the WebCharts product. For more information, see the WebSphere Dashboard Framework Readme file (Readme_dashboards.txt).
WebSphere Portlet Factory includes WebCharts sample style files that illustrate the use of the GreenPoint WebCharts builder. You can use these files to gain an understanding of what this builder can do. These sample XML files are stored in the following location:
WEB-INF/factory/samples/WebChartsThis directory also contains WebCharts project files (WCP) that can be used in conjunction with the WebCharts Designer tool to modify the associated sample XML files.
Parent topic: Builder help
- About using the builder call editor
The builder call editor allows you to specify all the input values to a builder call.
- Locating control builder calls on pages
Each page location technique results in the generation of a Page Location string that determines on what pages, and where on those pages, the control builder calls are added.
- GreenPoint WebCharts builder inputs
This topic describes the GreenPoint WebCharts builder inputs.
- Objects the GreenPoint WebCharts builder creates
This topic describes the LJO and variable created by the GreenPoint WebCharts builder.
- About determining JDK information
You can obtain the Java make and build version by browsing directories.
- Using WebCharts on the UNIX system
Special configuration is required to use GreenPoint WebCharts software on Linux or the UNIX system.
- XML Source Data Formats
This topic describes the data formats in which WebCharts version 5 can accept chart source data.
- Modify the server JDK
Follow these steps to modify the server JDK.
- Updating the wc50.jar JAR file
Follow these steps to update the WebCharts wc50.jar file.
- Upgrading a WebChart demo to a deployment license
You can update a demo license to a deployment license.
- Upgrading from WebCharts v. 4 to WebCharts v. 5
GreenPoint software has enhanced and improved its WebCharts product by releasing WebCharts v. 5.
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