Some useful tips for Pie Chart in SSRS

Tips 1: Show the labels outside the pie chart

By default label shows as below:

Change CustomAttributes “ PieLabelStyle” as “Outside”

Tips 2 : Display label in the meaningful way

Delete the label set and click on the label expression and type custom code as want.

Here in first line show the Lable Name and the second line the % Value:

=”#LEGENDTEXT” & vbcrlf &

Field!Val.Value & “ %”

Tips 3: Limiting the Pies

In CustomAttributes set

• CollectedStyle = SingleSlice :- (No of Pie)
• CollectedThreshold = 8 (this mean that any slice smaller than 8% of the pie will       be added into the “ColectedSlice”)
• CollectedLable = Others (8%)
• CollectedLabelText = Others (8%)

Note: If you want to shows the details of CollectedPie (others) in other pie chart:

Under CostomAttributes:

• CollectedChartShowLabels = True
• CollectedChartShowlegend = True
  
  
  

Tips 4: Rotating the Pie or Changing Starting angle of pie

By default the angle strat at 30 Degree (4:00 O’Clock) even PieStartAngle shows as O.

Set the PieStartAngle = 270 Degree ( 12:00 O’Clock), Display will be as shown below

Cheers!