Graphic Reporting - Administration Guide : Introduction

30 March 2016

1. Graphic Reporting

This section introduces the features of the Graphic Reporting component as well as presenting some common usage scenarios.

2. Overview

The Graphic Reporting Component adds graphical visualization ability within the ENOVIA applications.

2.1. Gantt Chart

The Gantt chart assists users in making more accurate project decisions in Program Central. Note that although the default configuration of the Gantt chart generates a graphical view of a Program Central Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) it is possible to generate graphical views based on custom WBS-like data structures as well.

The Gantt chart is rendered using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) or Portable Network Graphics (PNG).

The main features of the Gantt chart are:

View Project, Phases, Tasks and Milestones with dependencies in the common Gantt notation
Configurable time line resolution
Display the project critical path
Comparison between the current WBS and stored baselines
Easy access to Program Central WBS Task detailed information, directly from the Gantt chart view

2.2. Dashboard

A dashboard is a user interface that consists of gadgets. Each user can configure their dashboard by adding or removing gadgets; gadgets are added from a predefined library of gadgets that’s been made available to a particular dashboard. Any user can also rearrange the dashboard by adding gadgets, removing gadgets, moving gadgets (drag and drop), changing their colors or sizes.

2.3. Definitions

This section describes some definitions used throughout this document.

Definition	Description
Gantt Chart	Common notation for Project Work Breakdown Structures. Handles phases, tasks and milestones with different graphical representations and also includes visualization of WBS dependencies.
SVG	Scalable Vector Graphics. SVG is a W3C recommendation for describing two-dimensional graphics and graphical applications in XML.
PNG	Portable Network Graphics. PNG is a W3C recommendation for an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images. PNG images can be displayed in the most common browsers without the need for a plug-in.
Flash	Macromedia Flash™ is a format for presenting interactive content on web pages, such as movies and applications. Flash content is viewed using a browser plug-in that is freely available for Microsoft Internet Explorer as well as for Mozilla browsers.

Definition

Description

Gantt Chart

Common notation for Project Work Breakdown Structures. Handles phases, tasks and milestones with different graphical representations and also includes visualization of WBS dependencies.

SVG

Scalable Vector Graphics. SVG is a W3C recommendation for describing two-dimensional graphics and graphical applications in XML.

PNG

Portable Network Graphics. PNG is a W3C recommendation for an extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images. PNG images can be displayed in the most common browsers without the need for a plug-in.

Flash

Macromedia Flash™ is a format for presenting interactive content on web pages, such as movies and applications. Flash content is viewed using a browser plug-in that is freely available for Microsoft Internet Explorer as well as for Mozilla browsers.