Charts & Visualizations

The Charts feature generates pie charts from your Active Directory data, giving you a visual overview of account status, logon activity, password health, and group distribution. This is a Pro feature.

Accessing Charts

Click CHARTS in the sidebar to open the charts view.

Available Data Sources

Select a data source from the dropdown to define what the chart will show. AD FastReporter includes these pre-configured chart types:

Data source	What it shows
User accounts created	Distribution of user account creation dates
Computer accounts created	Distribution of computer account creation dates
Groups created	Distribution of group creation dates
User accounts status	Enabled vs. disabled user accounts
User activity (last logon)	When users last logged on (recent, 30+ days, 90+ days, never)
Last password change	Distribution of when passwords were last changed
Have password expiration date	Accounts with vs. without password expiration
Can change passwords	Accounts that can vs. cannot change their own password
Can login without a password	Accounts with vs. without password requirements
Group account types	Distribution of group types (security vs. distribution, by scope)

Generating a Chart

1. Select a data source from the dropdown
2. Click Generate
3. AD FastReporter queries your Active Directory using the currently selected connection, processes the data, and renders the chart

Generation time depends on the size of your directory. For large environments, chart generation may take a minute or more as it needs to read the relevant attributes for all objects of the selected type.

Progress is shown in the log panel during generation. You can click Stop to cancel.

Chart Display Options

After the chart is generated:

• Chart size — Use the slider to adjust the size of the pie chart
• Show legend — Toggle the legend display on or off

Each pie segment is labeled with its category name and the count of objects in that category. Percentages are calculated automatically.

Exporting Charts

Click Export to file to save the chart as an image. Supported formats:

• PNG (recommended for most uses)
• JPG / JPEG
• BMP
• GIF
• TIFF

Exported charts can be included in presentations, compliance documentation, or management reports.

Use Cases

Charts are useful for getting a quick visual snapshot of your AD environment. For example, a “User accounts status” chart immediately shows the ratio of enabled to disabled accounts. A “User activity (last logon)” chart highlights how many accounts are stale. A “Group account types” chart shows the balance between security and distribution groups.

For detailed data and individual records, use the regular report generation workflow. Charts complement reports by providing the high-level picture.