You can generate various types of charts and graphs to illustrate the report data. You can also generate a chart or graph together with a list report that shows the supporting data.

For example, a tube chart could give a quick visual summary of the number of students enrolled in each class in the Sample application, using the Sum aggregation type to calculate the total enrolled for all locations.

Example chart report based on the Sample:Classes form

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In ad hoc reports, you can click in the data area of the chart to open the form with a results list containing the underlying requests. This drill-down function allows you to work interactively with the data at the time you run or preview the report.

For example, to see more information about the students enrolled in the class "Managing Within the Law" in the Sample application-, the instructor can run this example report and then click the column labelled "Managing Within the Law" in the chart. The Sample:Classes form then opens with a results list containing the records for each student enrolled.