SSRS 2008 - Chart Legend Missing Customitems property

Hi,
I'm currently in the process of converting my SSRS 2005 reports originaly designed with Dundas charts, to a SSRS 2008 report and facing an
issue with the charts legend.
Dundas Charts allows me to create custom legend items on a row, cell collection basis.
After BIDS 2008 has converted the rdl-file everthing looks fine except the custom legend that I have created
in the SSRS 2005 report. The legend items did not appear in the reports preview.
I looked thru all the legend properties and read thru Formatting the Legend on a Chart (Report Builder
and SSRS)
but still unable to locate the properties.
Anyone encounters this issue and likes to share a workaround / solution?
Thanks
Bodo

Hi Mike,
I tried your workaround and it displays properly, but problem is with displaying the Line color. I'm using reportviewer in .Net 2008 and Line control doesn't contain any expression tab. Please help me with setting line color. Attached is RDLC in XML format.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Report xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2005/01/reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner">
<DataSources>
<DataSource Name="DummyDataSource">
<rd:DataSourceID>51fc0fcb-b3fc-4dd4-9397-dfba551fc9df</rd:DataSourceID>
<ConnectionProperties>
<DataProvider>SQL</DataProvider>
<ConnectString />
</ConnectionProperties>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<InteractiveHeight>11in</InteractiveHeight>
<rd:DrawGrid>true</rd:DrawGrid>
<InteractiveWidth>8.5in</InteractiveWidth>
<rd:SnapToGrid>true</rd:SnapToGrid>
<RightMargin>1in</RightMargin>
<LeftMargin>1in</LeftMargin>
<BottomMargin>1in</BottomMargin>
<rd:ReportID>5dd5ca48-0cc1-46e3-aa1a-c65d468d7238</rd:ReportID>
<DataSets>
<DataSet Name="Item">
<Fields>
<Field Name="Event_ID">
<DataField>Event_ID</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="Category">
<DataField>Category</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="Country">
<DataField>Country</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="OrderQtr">
<DataField>OrderQtr</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="Count">
<DataField>Count</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
</Fields>
<Query>
<DataSourceName>DummyDataSource</DataSourceName>
<CommandText>SELECT * FROM Item</CommandText>
</Query>
</DataSet>
</DataSets>
<Width>10.625in</Width>
<Body>
<ReportItems>
<List Name="list1">
<ZIndex>3</ZIndex>
<Left>2.375in</Left>
<DataSetName>Item</DataSetName>
<ReportItems>
<Matrix Name="matrix1">
<MatrixColumns>
<MatrixColumn>
<Width>2.125in</Width>
</MatrixColumn>
</MatrixColumns>
<RowGroupings>
<RowGrouping>
<Width>0.375in</Width>
<DynamicRows>
<Grouping Name="matrix1_ColumnGroup1">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression />
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
<ReportItems>
<Rectangle Name="rectangle2">
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<ReportItems>
<Line Name="line2">
<Top>0.1in</Top>
<Width>0.285in</Width>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<BorderWidth>
<Default>8pt</Default>
</BorderWidth>
</Style>
<Left>0.06in</Left>
<Height>0in</Height>
</Line>
</ReportItems>
</Rectangle>
</ReportItems>
</DynamicRows>
</RowGrouping>
</RowGroupings>
<ColumnGroupings>
<ColumnGrouping>
<Height>0.05in</Height>
<DynamicColumns>
<Grouping Name="matrix1_ColumnGroup2">
<Label>=Fields!Category.Value</Label>
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!Category.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox3">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox3</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>2</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value />
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</DynamicColumns>
</ColumnGrouping>
</ColumnGroupings>
<Corner>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox2">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox2</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>3</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value />
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</Corner>
<MatrixRows>
<MatrixRow>
<Height>0.19in</Height>
<MatrixCells>
<MatrixCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox5">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox5</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<LineHeight>8pt</LineHeight>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Fields!Category.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</MatrixCell>
</MatrixCells>
</MatrixRow>
</MatrixRows>
<Height>0.24in</Height>
</Matrix>
</ReportItems>
<Top>4.25in</Top>
<Width>2.5in</Width>
<Grouping Name="list1_Details_Group">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!Category.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
<Height>0.25in</Height>
</List>
<Chart Name="chart2">
<Legend>
<Visible>true</Visible>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<BorderWidth>
<Default>0.5pt</Default>
</BorderWidth>
</Style>
<Position>RightCenter</Position>
</Legend>
<CategoryAxis>
<Axis>
<Title />
<MajorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MajorGridLines>
<MinorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MinorGridLines>
<MajorTickMarks>Outside</MajorTickMarks>
<Min>0</Min>
<Visible>true</Visible>
</Axis>
</CategoryAxis>
<ZIndex>2</ZIndex>
<DataSetName>Item</DataSetName>
<PlotArea>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>LightGrey</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</PlotArea>
<ThreeDProperties>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Rotation>30</Rotation>
<Inclination>30</Inclination>
<Shading>Simple</Shading>
<WallThickness>50</WallThickness>
</ThreeDProperties>
<PointWidth>0</PointWidth>
<SeriesGroupings>
<SeriesGrouping>
<StaticSeries>
<StaticMember>
<Label>Value1</Label>
</StaticMember>
</StaticSeries>
</SeriesGrouping>
</SeriesGroupings>
<Top>0.75in</Top>
<Subtype>Plain</Subtype>
<ValueAxis>
<Axis>
<Title />
<MajorGridLines>
<ShowGridLines>true</ShowGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MajorGridLines>
<MinorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MinorGridLines>
<MajorTickMarks>Outside</MajorTickMarks>
<Min>0</Min>
<Margin>true</Margin>
<Visible>true</Visible>
<Scalar>true</Scalar>
</Axis>
</ValueAxis>
<Type>Pie</Type>
<Width>4.375in</Width>
<CategoryGroupings>
<CategoryGrouping>
<DynamicCategories>
<Grouping Name="chart2_CategoryGroup1">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!Country.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
<Label>=Fields!Country.Value</Label>
</DynamicCategories>
</CategoryGrouping>
</CategoryGroupings>
<Palette>Default</Palette>
<ChartData>
<ChartSeries>
<DataPoints>
<DataPoint>
<DataValues>
<DataValue>
<Value>=Count(Fields!Country.Value)</Value>
</DataValue>
</DataValues>
<DataLabel>
<Value>=Count(Fields!Country.Value)*Sum(Fields!Country.Value)/100 + "%"</Value>
<Visible>true</Visible>
</DataLabel>
<Marker>
<Size>6pt</Size>
</Marker>
</DataPoint>
</DataPoints>
</ChartSeries>
</ChartData>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>White</BackgroundColor>
</Style>
<Title>
<Caption>Open Incident by Country</Caption>
</Title>
<Height>3.125in</Height>
<Left>5.5in</Left>
</Chart>
<Chart Name="chart1">
<Legend>
<Visible>true</Visible>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<BorderWidth>
<Default>0.5pt</Default>
</BorderWidth>
</Style>
<Position>RightCenter</Position>
</Legend>
<CategoryAxis>
<Axis>
<Title />
<MajorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MajorGridLines>
<MinorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MinorGridLines>
<MajorTickMarks>Outside</MajorTickMarks>
<Min>0</Min>
<Visible>true</Visible>
</Axis>
</CategoryAxis>
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<DataSetName>Item</DataSetName>
<PlotArea>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>LightGrey</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</PlotArea>
<ThreeDProperties>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Rotation>30</Rotation>
<Inclination>30</Inclination>
<Shading>Simple</Shading>
<WallThickness>50</WallThickness>
</ThreeDProperties>
<PointWidth>0</PointWidth>
<SeriesGroupings>
<SeriesGrouping>
<StaticSeries>
<StaticMember>
<Label>Value1</Label>
</StaticMember>
</StaticSeries>
</SeriesGrouping>
</SeriesGroupings>
<Top>0.75in</Top>
<Subtype>Plain</Subtype>
<ValueAxis>
<Axis>
<Title />
<MajorGridLines>
<ShowGridLines>true</ShowGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MajorGridLines>
<MinorGridLines>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
</Style>
</MinorGridLines>
<MajorTickMarks>Outside</MajorTickMarks>
<Min>0</Min>
<Margin>true</Margin>
<Visible>true</Visible>
<Scalar>true</Scalar>
</Axis>
</ValueAxis>
<Type>Pie</Type>
<Width>4.375in</Width>
<CategoryGroupings>
<CategoryGrouping>
<DynamicCategories>
<Grouping Name="chart1_CategoryGroup1">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!Category.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
<Label>=Fields!Category.Value</Label>
</DynamicCategories>
</CategoryGrouping>
</CategoryGroupings>
<Palette>Default</Palette>
<ChartData>
<ChartSeries>
<DataPoints>
<DataPoint>
<DataValues>
<DataValue>
<Value>=Count(Fields!Category.Value)</Value>
</DataValue>
</DataValues>
<DataLabel>
<Value>=Count(Fields!Category.Value)</Value>
<Visible>true</Visible>
</DataLabel>
<Marker>
<Size>6pt</Size>
</Marker>
</DataPoint>
</DataPoints>
</ChartSeries>
</ChartData>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>White</BackgroundColor>
</Style>
<Title>
<Caption>Open Incident by Category</Caption>
</Title>
<Height>3.125in</Height>
<Left>0.25in</Left>
</Chart>
<Textbox Name="textbox1">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox1</rd:DefaultName>
<Width>5in</Width>
<Style>
<Color>SteelBlue</Color>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontSize>20pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Height>0.36in</Height>
<Value>Report1</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
<Height>5.625in</Height>
</Body>
<Language>en-US</Language>
<TopMargin>1in</TopMargin>
</Report>
Thanks,
Prem
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Pie chart legend showing digit "1" when we set "ignore blank cells"property

All,
We have pie chart in Xcelsius 2008 that shows the data with legend value and we have also set the ignore blank cells property to ignore the blank value from column. but once we set this property, it displays the digit "1" in the legend when there is no data.
we are expecting that nothing should be displayed in pie chart legend when there is no data for the pie chart.
Thanks,
Sourabh

hi Sourabh,
I could replicate your scenario.
Workaround is to create a duplicate of this chart. Go to properties of this new chart.
Go to Appearance ->
Uncheck
- Legend
- Mouse-over values
- Data Labels
for this chart.
Write a logic in excel using 'IF' to verify if your data is empty.
Use 'Dynamic Visibility' feature to display this chart only when your data is empty.
Display your original chart if your data is not empty.
Regards,
Vamsee

SSRS 2008 - hide chart lines based on parameter selected

How to control visibility of chart lines based on Params selected by user?
By default, my report display last 3 years worth of data (including current) with Month on the x axis and Counts on the y axis. I have two Boolean parameters:
TwoYrs? T/F
ThreeYrs? T/F
if False is selected for TwoYr and ThreeYr parameters then I want to hide chart lines corresponding to last year and the year before.
What I've tried: Created 3 Series groups with filters. eg. YearSeries1 to return only current year data and applying an expression to display it if params TwoYrs and ThreeYrs = False. and so on for YearSeries2 to return current + last
years data if param TwoYrs is True and ThreeYrs = False. But I don't see where to add expression to control the display of the individual series groups. I am open to any way of doing this, but this seemed most logical.

Hi Ok-Hee,
In your Source Query just need to filter the series data based on the Parameters.
I have written sample query below:-
select * from
select 1 monthnumber , 'Jan' MonthName, 2013 year,100 amount
union
select 1 monthnumber , 'Jan' MonthName, 2014 year ,200 amount
union
select 1 monthnumber , 'Jan' MonthName, 2015 year , 300 amount
union
select 2 monthnumber , 'Feb' MonthName, 2013 year, 300 amount
union
select 2 monthnumber , 'Feb' MonthName, 2014 year, 350 amount
union
select 2 monthnumber , 'Feb' MonthName, 2015 year,200 amount
union
select 3 monthnumber , 'Mar' MonthName, 2013 year, 380 amount
union
select 3 monthnumber , 'Mar' MonthName, 2014 year, 100 amount
union
select 3 monthnumber , 'Mar' MonthName, 2015 year, 500 amount
)t
where year in (
select distinct FilterYear from
select case when @TwoYrs=1 then year(getdate())-1 else year(getdate()) end FilterYear
union
select case when @TwoYrs=1 and @ThreeYrs =1 then year(getdate())-2 else year(getdate()) end FilterYear
union
select year(getdate()) FilterYear
) t
I have created one post in my blog , you can check the result.
https://msbitips.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/ssrs-2008-hide-chart-lines-based-on-parameter-selected/
Thanks
Prasad

SSRS 2008 R2 Line Chart Issue

Hi,
Problem:
I have an issue of SSRS Line Chart extending backward and forward (same issue discussed in post - http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlreportingservices/thread/3cebd5b2-bb15-4bd1-be16-0daadc613082/)
when Empty point option Value is set Average
I tried sorting on Category Group as suggested by Sean Boon in the URL mentioned above. But, still the issue is not fixed.
I am using SSRS R2.
Thoughts ?

Hi,
Problem:
I have an issue of SSRS Line Chart extending backward and forward (same issue discussed in post - http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlreportingservices/thread/3cebd5b2-bb15-4bd1-be16-0daadc613082/)
when Empty point option Value is set Average
I tried sorting on Category Group as suggested by Sean Boon in the URL mentioned above. But, still the issue is not fixed.
I am using SSRS R2.
Thoughts ?
I am running into the same issue again :(

SSRS Hide one data value label in chart legend

Is it possible to hide one value in the legend? I've got a stacked bar chart, but there's one value that I don't want to display in the Legend. Is it possible to hide this particular color and label in the legend?
Thanks,
Chris

Hi Chris,
Yes. In Reporting Services 2005, you could add a filter to hide one value label in the chart legend. This can be done with the following instructions:
In Report Designer, open the chart properties dialog box and go to Data tab.
Double click the item in the Series groups to open the Grouping and Sorting Properties dialog box.
Switch to the Filter tab. Add a filter using the following setting:
Expression: =Fields!<FieldName>.value
Operaiton: !=
Value: =”value”
If you have any further questions, please let me know.
Thanks.
***Xiao Min Tan***Microsoft Online Community***

SSRS Column Chart Design Returning values in a format different from SSRS -SSAS Query Designer

Hi All,
I have an SSAS cube Measure Group with Multiple Measures that I am attempting to return on one SSRS report and reflect the
values using a ssrs column chart.
My Measure Group (Patients).
Measures:
PatientsOnMeds
PatientOnRelapse
PatientsCounseld
TotalNumberOfPatientsRegisterd
NewlyRegisteredPatients
HealthPersonelTrainef
Demension:
Time (Year) :filtered to 2012 & 2013
In my SSRS query designer I have filtered the above Measures with Time Dimesion year 2012 & 2013
and the data is returned as :
Year |PatientsOnMeds|PatientOnRelapse|TotalNumberOfPatientsRegisterd|NewlyRegisteredPatients|
2012 | 700 | 526 | 25 | 456
2013 | 245 | 245 | 15 | 70
Now the problem is when I return this data on the column Chart it's in messed up mesh
On the chart Data:
-Values :Measures
-Series Group: Dimension
The report values are returned in multiple columns for each value segmented by year i.e year 2012,Year 2013.
I want a single column for each Measure (value) for each single year and The chart axis to reflect the measures(values)
instead of grouping values according to series group.
instead the legend returns:
-Year A -PatientsOnMeds
-Year A -PatientOnRelapse
-Year B -PatientsOnMeds
-Year B -PatientOnRelapse
I would like the legend to reflect on -Year A,Year B in color code that will be highlighted in the column values.
Please point me in the right course if you can.Your insights are highly appreciated.Thank you in advance.

Hi Charlie,
Thank you for your kind response.
In actual I want the legend to show:
-2012
-2013
And the bottom axis to show:
PatientsOnMeds
PatientOnRelapse
PatientsCounseld
TotalNumberOfPatientsRegisterd
NewlyRegisteredPatients
HealthPersonelTrained
Indicating in color code for Year 2012 and Year 2013.
This the challenge that I am struggling with.I hope you understand my scenario.
It aint easy.

Ssrs 2008 r2 set up a 'toggle' link

In an SSRS 2008 r2 existing dashboard, I want to allow the user to click on a link and then a list of further links can be displayed
for the user to pick from. Basically I want the sublinks not to be displayed until they link on the 'main' link is selected.
Thus can you show me code, tell me, and/or point me to a link that will show me how to accomplish this goal?

You can create main and sublinks inside a container and make visbility of sublinks toggle based on main link report item.
see
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1329/drill-down-techniques-in-ssrs-with-the-visibility-property/
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