The Topics By and Actions By drop-down lists that appear in the Graphic section of the Topics and Actions tabs graph the distribution of topics and actions by the selected field.

1. Log in to Oracle Empirica Signal.
2. In the left navigation pane, click the Topic Management icon ().
3. Select the Topics or Actions tab.
4. In the Graphic section, change the graph shown by selecting a different field from the Topics By or Actions By drop-down list.
   • The graph displays counts (number of topics or actions) for each value of the selected field. If the Topics By or Actions By selection is an Assigned To field and the value is a work team, the bar is not solid. Data for which there is no value is displayed as (No Value).
   • If you choose Current State or Action State, a donut chart shows the states and number of topics for each state in a donut graph whose total area corresponds to 100%. You can remove a state from the donut by clicking the box to the left of it in the legend.
   • Click the Gear icon ( ) to select or deselect the Planned Actions check box to include or exclude planned actions. Select or deselect the Include Closed Topics or Include Closed Actions check box to include or exclude topics or actions that have been closed. For bar charts, this adds a bar in a lighter color for any closed topics or actions. If there are open and closed topics or actions for the Actions By field, then a stacked bar is displayed. Hover over the two sections to see the breakdown of the total shown by closed versus open topics or actions. If you have chosen Action State or Topic Current State from the Actions By drop-down list and then select the Include Closed Topics or Include Closed Actions check box, a second donut chart shows the closed topics or actions.

   Note:

   Changing the graph does not filter the topics in the Topics or Actions tables.
5. Click any element in the Graphic section to open a menu with two options:
   • Add to filter: Add the filter to the Filter bar and filter the Topics table.
   • Replace filter: Replace current filters on Filter bar with the graphic selection.
6. Hide or show the Graphic section by clicking the up-arrow or down-arrow that appears at the bottom of the Graphic section.