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Requirement: To modify Bullet chart Sample Bullet color is not aligned with color standard. Remove labels from charts Remove Satisfactory and Good Category from charts as want to show only Actual and Target for Time dimension. Make it compact to avoid any large space utilization Before Change: Steps: visJSON Update Update Elements to remove Satisfactory and Good section Update color and fonts for Actual and Target sections in Elements Remove Categories from data section and rows values for removed categories Remove Categories from axis section Chart Area Update and Refresh Bundle Remove references from Chart Type Definition for categories Remove from String Resources Refresh Thumbnails Changed Bundle name to avoid overwriting of existing sample Upgrade Definition and visJSON Generate VizBundle Definition Import in Library Reopen Report Studio and use Convert Visualization or get from Tool Box. Tool Used: IBM Visualization Customizer ...

Below section in Rave Line chart defines symbol and it's size,                "symbolStyle":                {                   "size":8                }, It can be removed to get Line chart without any marker.

Environment: Cognos 10.2.2 High Level Steps done as follow:- 1. Open given Combination Chart as base in IBM Visualization Customizer Tool 2. Replace Bar Charts from data set sections, Elements sections with Line chart data 3. Change Colors for both data sources to show different colors 4. if needed, remove legend or position to appropriate place. After the change: Use: To show different measures of same dimensions in same chart for comparison.

Prerequisite: Download IBM Visualization Customizer from Analytics Zone corresponding to Cognos version Download Visualization Bundle either from Cognos Admin Console or from Analytics Zone (Free available) Bullet Chart Customization Example Chart Name: az.Bullet_10_2_2   Changes: Open Bundle in IBM Visualization Customizer to access vizJSON Line # 119/120 for measure value font size and make it bold At Line 388, change color for Target Bar chart Around line# 502 and 529, removed blocks for second bullet chart Save as different bundle name and validate Import to Cognos Admin console and validate via Rave Visualization for availability and user