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2497769 - Radar chart does not display data as expected

Symptom

A radard chart created in the Online Report Designer does not display data as expected.

Environment

SuccessFactors Online Report Designer

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Create a new report in the Online Report Designer
  2. Add a blank page to the report and edit it.
  3. Add a new Chart component to the page. 
    Example: Chart view based on published data.
  4. Select the componet and click 'Edit Query'.
  5. Choose the appropriate data source.
  6. Once back in the page, set 'Chart Type' to 'Radar'.
  7. The chart displays data in a wierd manner.

    Actual result for the following example dataset:

     
    Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Manager Review 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
    Self Review 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Manager Review 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Self Review 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Cause

'Series Ordering' for the chart has been set to 'Ascending’ or ‘Descending’
However, due to their design logic, Radar charts do not support series ordering customization * and hence the strange behavior.

*Note: This limitation with radar chart applies to all charting / reporting tools and not just to SuccessFactors.

Resolution

Change Series Ordering to ‘Native’ through the following steps:

  1. Select the Chart component.
  2. Click ‘Edit Formatting’.
  3. Under the ‘Chart’ tab, set ‘Series Ordering’ to ‘Native’.

Keywords

Radar Chart Spider Chart , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-ORD , Online Report Designer , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core 1702