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Flex Training | Chicago
Fast Facts
2 days
Max 8 students
9.00am to 4.30pm
One per student
Included
995.00
Flex 3 - Building Charting & Dashboard Applications
Course Description
Flex 3 - Building Dashboard Applications provides developers with the knowledge needed to use Flex 3 charts to create highly interactive dashboards for data visualization. By the end of the course, developers will be able to create interactive dashboards by leveraging the Flex 3 framework and the Flex 3 charting components. They will learn about using, formatting and styling Flex 3 charts as well as creating interactive charts and dynamically controlling chart data. Developers will also have the opportunity to discuss conceptual topics for dashboard creation and usability.
Target Audience
This Flex class is designed for the Flex programmer who needs to provide data visualization n Flex applications. You should have attended or have the equivalent knowledge of the Flex 3: Developing Rich Client Applications course prior to attending this class.
Leaning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Flex training class students will be able to:
- Understand dashboards Using
Flex 3 Charts. - Create Column and Bar charts.
- Create Line and Area charts.
- Create Pie, Plot and Bulb charts.
- Understand the Axis controls.
- Create Multi-Series and Action-
Script Charts. - Use Animation with Chart Series.
- Style Charts.
Upcoming Classes
Chicago |
Aug, 2008 | Sep, 2008 | Oct, 2008 | Nov, 2008 |
| Flex 3 - Building Charting & Dashboard Applications |
Course Outline
Introducing Flex 3 Charts
- Understanding chart data
- Walkthrough 1: Exploring the final application
- Loading external data for charts and dashboard applications
- How data is handled in this course
- Introducing Flex 3 charts
- Leveraging visual data through charts
- Understanding dashboards
Using Flex 3 Charts
- Understanding the elements of a chart tag
- Understanding and using the column & bar charts
- Walkthrough 1: Using the Column and Bar charts
- Understanding and using the line & area charts
- Walkthrough 2: Using the line and area charts
- Understanding and using the pie chart
- Walkthrough 3: Using the pie chart
- Understanding and using the plot chart
- Walkthrough 4: Using the plot chart
- Understanding and using the bubble chart
- Walkthrough 5: Using the bubble chart
- Using the candlestick & HighLowOpenClose Charts
- Walkthrough 6: Using the candlestick chart
Formatting Charts
- Understanding the axis controls
- Walkthrough 1: Using the CategoryAxis
- Using <mx:LinearAxis>
- Walkthrough 2: Using the LinearAxis
- Using <mx:LogAxis>
- Walkthrough 3: Using the LogAxis
- Using <mx:DateTimeAxis>
- Walkthrough 4: Using the DateTimeAxis
- Using Chart DataTips
- Walkthrough 5: Using the DataTips
- Using the dataTipMode property
- Walkthrough 6: Adjusting DataTip Interaction
- Formatting chart types
- Walkthrough 7:Working with LineSeries forms
- Formatting pie chart labels
- Walkthrough 8: Formatting pie charts
- Working with legend controls
- Walkthrough 9: Adding a chart legend
- Applying the Concepts
Creating Multi-Series and ActionScript Charts
- Understanding multiple data series
- Walkthrough 1: Adding multiple series of data
- Using multiple chart axes
- Walkthrough 2: Using multiple chart axes
- Using stacking chart series
- Walkthrough 3: Stacking charts
- Mixing chart series types
- Walkthrough 4: Mixing multiple series types
- Creating charts with ActionScript
- Using ActionScript to create charts
- Walkthrough 5: Creating charts with ActionScript
- Applying the Concepts
Understanding Advanced Charting Techniques
- Using animation with chart series
- Walkthrough 1: Animating charts and chart effects
- Handling user interaction
- Walkthrough 2: Handling user interaction
- Walkthrough 3: Displaying and interpreting chart point data
- Dynamically controlling chart series
- Walkthrough 4: Filtering data with range selection
- Walkthrough 5: Changing a chart’s data at runtime
- Walkthrough 6: Customizing chart elements
- Applying the Concepts
Styling Charts
- Styling Charts
- Walkthrough 1: Applying CSS to chart components
- Using gutters
- Walkthrough 2: Using Padding, Gutters, and Styling Axes
- Styling chart series
- Walkthrough 3: Styling Chart Series
- Styling Chart Grid Lines
- Walkthrough 4: Adding and Styling Chart Grid Lines
- Applying the concepts
Meet the Instructors
Zach
Zach is an Adobe Community Expert for RIAs, an Adobe Certified Instructor for Flex and Adobe AIR, and founder and manager of the Stateline Adobe User Group in Rockford, Illinois. His consulting company creates RIAs and rich media experiences built on Flex and other Adobe technologies.
