Flex 3: Building Dashboard Applications Level 2 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.

Introducing Flex 3 Charts

• Understanding chart data
  
• Exploring the fi nal application
  
• Loading external data for charts and dashboard applications
  
• 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
  
• Using the Column and Bar charts
  
• Understanding and using the line & area charts
  
• Understanding and using the pie chart
  
• Understanding and using the plot chart
  
• Understanding and using the bubble chart
  
• Using the Candlestick & High Low Open Close Charts

Formatting Charts

• Understanding the axis controls
  
• Using the CategoryAxis
  
• Using Chart DataTips
• Formatting chart types
  
• Working with legend controls
  
• Applying the Concepts
  

Creating Multi-Series and ActionScript Charts

• Understanding multiple data series
  
• Adding multiple series of data
  
• Using multiple chart axes
  
• Mixing chart series types
  
• Walkthrough: Mixing multiple series types
  
• Creating charts with ActionScript
  
• Applying the Concepts
  

Understanding Advanced Charting Techniques

• Using animation with chart series
  
• Animating charts and chart effects
  
• Handling user interaction
  
• Dynamically controlling chart series
  
• Changing dataProvider fi elds
  
• Dynamically controlling the series
  
• Using custom graphical renderers
  
• Applying the Concepts
  

Styling Charts

• Styling Charts
  
• Applying CSS to Chart Components
  
• Styling Chart Series
  
• Styling Chart Grid Lines
  
• Applying the concepts
  

This course is designed for application developers who want to build dashboard applications. To gain the most from this class, you should:

• Have attended the Flex 3.0: Developing Rich Client Applications
  
• Have equivalent knowledge of the topics covered in Flex 3.0: Developing Rich Client Applications

Users wanting to create highly interactive dashboards for data visualization.

• Introducing Flex 3 charts
  
• Column and Bar charts in Flex
  
• Plot and Pie charts in Flex
  
• Formatting chart types
  
• Mixing chart series types
  
• Dynamically controlling chart series
  
• Using animation with chart series
  
• Applying CSS to Chart Components
  

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