5. You should now be on the Step 1. Report Data page. To start with, set the Output Options to Chart Only by selecting it in the Report Options section on the right. This will ensure that the information appears as a chart.
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6. Now you need to add metrics to your report. Click on the next to the Time category to expand it.
7. Drag and drop the Year field into the Columns area.
8. Now expand the Athlete Payment category and drag and drop the Invoice Estimate dimension into the Columns area below Year. You will notice that the icon has changed to , this is because the default aggregation for this field has been set to SUM in the view.
9. Click on at the top of the page to move to the next step.
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10. You should now be on the Report Preview page. Click on the image of a Pie Chart (pictured here) to go to the Chart Builder page to setup your chart.
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11. Click on the Chart Menu, select Column as the Chart Type and click on the picture of the Vertical Bar Chart to select it.
12. Click Save, this will load the options for an Area Chart.
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13. In the Chart Data section you will need to select the data for each setting in the chart.
14. Set the Label to Year.
15. Set the Series to Sum Invoice Estimate.
16. Click Refresh to generate your chart.
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17. You should now have a chart that looks like the one pictured.
18. You now need to Save and Activate your chart. Click on the Close button to go back to the Report Preview page.
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19. It is now time to save your report. Click on the Report Menu and select Save.
20. Type Column Chart Tutorial as the Name, and This Column Chart was created using the Charts Tutorial as the Description.
21. Enter Tutorial as the Category and Charts as the Sub Category.
