About the Graph Template Gallery

The graph builder includes a gallery that contains predefined graph objects. Using these predefined graph objects as templates, you can build and customize custom graph objects. The templates provide a useful starting point for creating interesting or complex graph objects.

Tip

All of the graph objects in the gallery are available as is for use in reports. However, these graph objects are not all displayed in the designer by default. Use the designer’s Show or Hide Objects window to display the graph objects on the designer’s Objects tab.

Here are the main features of the gallery:

By default, the gallery is displayed when you start the graph builder. You can disable this feature by selecting the Don’t show this window at start-up check box in the window. You can also change the default setting in your preferences. For more information, see Specify Your Preferences for the Graph Builder.
If the gallery is not displayed, select FileNew from Gallery to display it.
In the gallery, select a category in the left pane to see the available graph objects. You can then select the appropriate graph object from the right pane. For more information, see Build a Custom Graph Object.
Some of the gallery graphs are created as data-driven lattices. When you select one of these graphs from the gallery, row and column lattice roles are automatically created. If you want to create a user-defined lattice from one of these gallery graphs, you must first delete the row and column lattice roles.