INTEGRATING GRAPHICAL CHARTS INTO SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

摘要

A method and computer program product are provided that generate a predefined chart having 1) a category axis having category axis values stored in an electronic data source, and 2) a data series comprising a value measure determined for each of the category axis values using data stored in the electronic data source. The method includes initiating, upon receipt of a user command requiring that the predefined chart be generated, a predefined electronic database query that causes data needed to generate the predefined chart to be retrieved from the electronic data source. The method also includes determining the data series value measures for each of the category axis values using the data retrieved from the electronic data source. The method also includes generating a display of the predefined chart comprising the category values displayed in a category axis and the value measures displayed in a value axis.