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66 Time Chart Wizard
The time chart wizard helps you to with the common task of building charts where a given measure (expression)
should be qualified and often compared by different time periods.
As an example, you may want to show an expression such as sum(Sales) but just for the last year or the current
quarter to date. Often you will also want to compare that result with the same measure for a previous
period, e.g. the year before or the same quarter last year. QlikView contains a number of functions to build
expressions to do this, but to the beginner they may seem hard to master. The time chart wizard has been
designed to help you with the task of enclosing your basic measure expression in suitable time qualification
functions according to your specifications.
66.1 Starting the Time Chart Wizard
Start the time chart wizard either by choosing Time Chart Wizard from the Tools menu or by clicking on
the corresponding button in the Design toolbar.
The first time you start the wizard you are met by a start page outlining the purpose of the wizard and the
basic steps involved. If you want to skip the start page when you use the wizard in the future, mark the
Don't show this page again check box.
Depending on selections some of the below steps may be skipped. Move forward in the wizard by clicking
Next. Click Finish in order to finalize the chart and return to the layout. Return to the chart at any time via
the regular Chart Properties dialog in order to make further adjustments.
The time chart wizard takes you through the following basic steps:
Select chart type Select the type of chart you want to create by clicking on one of the
icons. The chart types available are those typically used in charts
involving time period qualification. It is possible to change the chart
into any other QlikView chart type via the Chart Properties dialog
after finishing the wizard.
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