Visualization Charts in ConnectWise Report Writer
Report Writer supports 15 animated, interactive chart types for advanced reporting. Use them in a single report or combine multiple visualizations into a dashboard.
Note: When pagination is set to 100 rows, a visualization only charts the first 100 rows on that page. Navigating to rows 101–200 renders a new chart scoped to that page’s data. This differs from the standard bar, pie, and trend charts, which always chart the full dataset regardless of pagination.
Available chart types
Select a chart type from the Chart Type drop-down on the Chart tab in Report Writer.
- Auto Chart
- Calendar
- Combo
- Flowchart
- Tree
- Time Bubble
- Transitions
- World Tour
- Auto Gauge
- Sunburst
- Crossfilter
- Heatmap
- Matrix
- Timeline
- Waterfall
Field type definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Group | Any data type, aggregated or not. Used to group data in other columns — serves as the axis or scale of the visualization. |
| Time | Must be a Datetime data type. |
| Metric | Any data type, aggregated or not. Generally a numeric aggregate. These are the values being charted, mapped, or displayed. |
| Geographical Field | Used in map-style visualizations. Must contain geographic entities such as countries, regions, or states. |
Field order symbols
These symbols appear in the field order list for a visualization and indicate how many fields of that type the chart accepts.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ellipsis (…) | The visualization accepts multiple fields of this type. For example, a chart with hierarchical grouping might accept group fields 1 through 5, with metrics starting at field 6. |
| Plus sign (+) | The visualization accepts an indefinite number of metric fields after the required fields. A chart requiring at least three fields, with additional optional metrics, lists its fields as 1, 2, 3+. |
| Question mark (?) | The visualization only requires that this field type exists somewhere — its position in the field order doesn’t matter. |