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From: Jeevan Reddy
Date: Jan 19, 2015 11:58PM

Hi Mike
ideally the empty chart is not required to show to the users
unless you have series of
weeks data to be presented, i.e previous week(s) and current week data
to be presented in the same publication.
On 1/20/15, Mike - < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We have a publication that features the same bar chart every week, but with
> different data.
>
> If no data exists for the week, the chart is empty and it looks like the one
> at:
> http://www.mssqltips.com/tipimages2/2373_OldResult.jpg
>
> From a usability perspective, should we be posting a bar chart with no data
> in it?
>
> Our client would like to post the chart mainly to be consistent with
> previous (and future) weeks.
>
> Any thoughts are appreciated.
>
> > > >


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Best Regards,
Jeevan Reddy,
Accessibility Consultant,
Infosys Ltd,
Bangalore, India.