Create Charts…

The Create Charts... function is designed to let you chart results of your weights calculations quickly. You can also use it to chart values in any table in your project. To create a chart choose Create Charts… from the ArcSDM Menu. This displays the Charting Parameters dialog box.

Charting Parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Set the following parameters:

Table Select the table on which you want to base the chart. All of the tables currently available in your project are listed.

NOTE: If the table you select does not have a unique name, the incorrect table may be selected for charting.
Class Select the field containing the classes for which you want to chart variables. All of the string and numeric fields are available for selection.
Title Type in a title for the chart. A default title will be generated if you leave this line blank.

To change the title once the chart has been created, refer to ArcMap on-line Help Topic: Changing the title in a chart
Chart Type
  1. Specify either a line chart or bar chart. Once your chart has been generated, you can easily toggle to the other chart type using a button in the chart document interface.
  2. If both the 'Single Theme' or 'Multiple Themes' radio buttons are active, select the one you prefer. The 'Multiple Themes' option was designed to create a specific style of bar chart based on a weights of evidence table (default name: woe<#>.dbf) created using the 'Calculate Response Theme...' function, so this radio button will often be disabled.
What to Chart The names of all the table's numeric fields are displayed in a list. Select the fields that contain the values you want to chart. To select more than one field, hold down the Shift-key while you click on each of the fields you want to use.

Click the ‘Make Chart’ button to create the chart. The chart will be automatically displayed when complete.

The Chart

Charts are a document type in ArcMap. Unlike themes and table, which depend on external data sources, the chart document is internal to ArcMap and is saved entirely in your project file.

ArcMap on-line Help Topic: Working with graphics

Chart management 

Charts are saved in the Graph Manager, which is found in the Tools/Graphs drop-down menu. Charts can be viewed, deleted, or added to layouts from the Graph Manager menu. Graphs can be printed and have their properties changed by right clicking on the title bar at the top of the graph window.

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