Using QMF

Fixing problems with charts

When you display your QMF report data as a chart in the ICU, you may not see exactly what you expect. Here are some tips on how to fix chart problems:

Chart does not display X-axis labels or Y-axis labels

Do one of the following:

• Use the QMF form to truncate the labels by reducing the column widths for those particular columns.
• Use the ICU to make the labels smaller or set them at an angle (or both) using the ICU menu for data label attributes.

Chart does not display all the pies for a pie chart

There is not enough space on your screen to display all the pies at a reasonable size. In the ICU, reduce the margins of your chart by using the menu that is associated with headings, legends, and layout.

Omitted data value labels

The data labels cannot fit on your chart. Do one of the following:

• In QMF, reorder the data in your query so that QMF can group values appropriately. This requires fewer labels on the X-axis.
• In the ICU, reduce the margins of your chart.
• In the ICU, put the labels in a legend rather than attach them to the pie slices. Use the menu that allows you to specify chart options for each chart type.

Wrong spacing of X-axis data

In this case, the position of data along the X-axis is either spaced at equal intervals and you want it spaced according to numeric value, or just the opposite. Do one of the following:

• In QMF, specify an alternate chart type by using a different QMF-provided chart format. Each chart format provides the type of X-axis that is most typically used with its given chart type.
• In the ICU, change the way the data is spaced along the X-axis by using the menu for data interpretation.