FirePoint's advanced graphical interface makes it possible to create quick graphs illustrating operational data. This time we'll press the Apparatus button on the Command Window. When the Apparatus list view appears press the Show All button to select all records.
Under the File menu choose Print Report. When the print report dialog appears press the 3D Graph button in the lower left and then the Create button in the lower right corner of the report dialog.
A Chart Wizard appears. Click on the 2D Column button.
You can click on the Chart Style tab to select an appropriate 2D Column style for your chart. Next click on the Data Selection tab to select the data you wish to include in your report.
Let's analyze by VehicleID. Double-click on the VehicleID field to load it into the X-Axis of the report generator.
Now that we have selected what we want to analyze it's time to select the quantity we want to plot in the vertical (Y-Axis) portion of the bar chart. We'll double-click on the Response Time and Duration fields to load these values.
Notice the vertical axis of the bar chart requires a quantity. Therefore only numeric fields (only those that indicate a quantity) are available for Y-Axis selection. Press the OK button.
A color bar chart is now produced to compare response time and duration times for each company.
You can use the "grips" on the ends of the graph to resize the graph any way you wish. You may also use the tool bar in the upper left menu area to add text, lines or any graphical element you wish to your chart.
FirePoint charting formats may be created, stored and run whenever you wish. More on that later in this chapter.