Quest Chart View (qChartView)

The qChartView displays SharePoint list data in one of many different chart types.

Configuration
Configuration of the qChartView web part entails defining the source and filtering of the data on the one hand, and then defining the chart display characteristics on the other.  As with the qListView web part, lists can be rolled-up so that the chart created gives a consolidated view.  In fact the methodology for referencing and filtering data in qChartView is the same as for the qListView, which is helpful from a training perspective.

Chart Definition
Defining the display characteristics allows for the setting of over 150 attributes (although one can probably get away with setting around 10 to start with), so the chart can be defined with a high degree of precision.  Everything from the labels, titles, boundaries, canvas, column and line characteristics, colour schemes and shading can be controlled - overwhelmingly more than is necessary for most applications.

Filters and Drill-Down
The qChartView is also a data consuming web part, so it possible to define filters (as well as static filters such as CAML and boolean) using other web parts, such as the qItemDisplay, or the qSelector web parts.  Finally, drill-down capabilities are often required of charts.  The qChartView does not disappoint, enabling live areas on charts to be hot linked (with HTTP parameters) to other pages which are then used to display more detailed charts or tables of data, according to the parameters sent.