Chart types and subtypes

You can include charts in summarized reports. The Chart Editor provides a wide range of chart types and subtypes for you to select from.

The following chart types and subtypes are available:

• Combo charts – Combines and displays the data from both a column chart and a line chart. A combo chart has either a single y axis (vertical), or two y-axes. The two data sets share the same x axis (horizontal). The following subtypes are available:
  • Single Y-Axis Clustered – Contains a single Y-Axis, and the columns on the chart are clustered.
  • Single Y-Axis Stacked – Contains is a single Y-Axis, and the columns on the chart are stacked.
  • Dual Y-Axis Clustered – Contains a Y-Axis on the left that applies to the columns and a Y-Axis on the right that applies to the lines. The columns on the chart are clustered.
  • Dual Y-Axis Stacked – Contains a Y-Axis on the left that applies to the columns and a Y-Axis on the right that applies to the lines. The columns on the chart are stacked.
• Area – Displays data points with filled space rather than points, curves, or lines. The following subtypes are available:
  • Overlaid – Values are displayed as separate mountain ranges, usually with the property with the lowest overall values in front.
  • Stacked – Values are displayed as layers in the chart at each data point.
  • 100% – The total of all values at each data point equals 100% of the height of the chart.
• Funnel – Displays the progressive reduction of data as it passes from one phase to another. The following subtypes are available:
  • Normal – The segments of the funnel are touching.
  • Exploded – The segments are slightly separated from each other to allow for easier interpretation.
• Pyramid – Displays the hierarchical structure and quantity of data in each segment of the pyramid. The height of each segment, and not its width, is significant. The following subtypes are available:
  • Normal – The segments of the pyramid are touching.
  • Exploded – The segments are slightly separated from each other to allow for easier interpretation.
• Bubble – Displays three dimensions of data in a two-dimensional format. With a bubble chart, all three dimensions are numeric, as opposed to column or line charts, where one axis is numeric and the other is a category. The horizontal and vertical axes represent two of the three dimensions, as in other charts. The size of the colored circle, or bubble, for each data point represents the third dimension.
• Pie – Displays data as a circle that is divided into segments. The following subtypes are available:
  • Normal – The pie segments rest against each other.
  • Exploded – The pie segments are pushed outward slightly from the center, allowing some white space between segments for readability.
  • Doughnut – The center of the chart is uncolored. The segments form a circle, at a distance from the center of the chart, with the edges of contiguous segments touching.
• Bar – Displays property values as horizontal bars. The following subtypes are available:
  • Clustered – Bars are grouped together. For example, divisional sales grouped by quarter.
  • Stacked – The bars of a given group (divisional sales per quarter) are attached so that the resulting bar represents total sales for the quarter.
  • 100% – The bars of each group are attached, but the total for each resulting bar is always 100% of the width of the chart.
• Column – Displays values as vertical bars. The following subtypes are available:
  • Clustered – Columns are grouped together. For example, divisional sales grouped by quarter.
  • Stacked – The columns of a given group (divisional sales per quarter) are stacked together so that the resulting column represents total sales for the quarter.
  • 100% – Each group's columns are stacked together, but the total for each resulting column is always 100% of the height of the chart.
• Line – Displays values connected by a line. The following subtypes are available:
  • Curved – Changes in values are represented by a curved line.
  • Segment – Changes in values are indicated by sometimes-sharp changes in the angle of the line. Values over time (or some other factor) are represented by the line.
  • Step – Changes in values are represented as steps either higher or lower, with the first entry as a horizontal step representing the first value.
  • Reverse Step – Changes in values are represented as steps either higher or lower, with the first entry as a vertical step from the first to the second value.
  • Horizontal – Changes in values are represented as points along a horizontal line.
• Spark – Displays graphical information, like lines and columns, in a compressed format. Because spark charts are microcharts, you can embed them in a form or layout to show a lot of information in a single view. The following subtypes are available:
  • Line – Displays data as points on lines.
  • Column – Displays data as columns.
• Gauge – Displays a single value as a meter reading. If the gauge chart includes thresholds, a manager can quickly review the chart to determine whether the value is within a targeted range. The following subtypes are available:
  • Angular 1
  • Angular 2
  • Angular 3
  • Angular 4
  • Angular 5
  • Linear
  • Horizontal LED
  • Vertical LED
  • Cylinder
  • Thermometer
• Map – Displays geographical data distributed by categories, regions, or entities on the map. You must set up and configure map charts in Designer Studio.

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