Data Analysis and Reporting with Intelligence Clients

Determining What Chart Format to Use

The chart you want to use usually depends on the data you want to analyze. Once you place Request items in the Outliner, you select how you want to display and analyze this data by selecting a chart format.

supports 11 chart formats that graphically represent data, all of which can be viewed as 2-D or 3-D objects. Charts are also categorized by type, which is defined by how they plot values and labels along the X. Y. and Z Axes. Chart types include:

Type A – Values or facts default to Y-Facts pane.
Type B – Values or facts default to Z-Categories pane.
Type C – Values or facts can be placed in either Y-Facts or Z-Categories panes.

The following table lists the chart formats available in and explains how to place values and labels in the Outliner panes to generate the various chart types.

Chart Formats and Types 

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Chart Format	Chart Type	X-Categories Pane	Y-Facts Pane	Z-Categories Pane
Vertical Bar	A	Labels	Values	Labels
Horizontal Bar	A	Labels	Values	Labels
Area	A	Labels	Values	Labels
Stacked with Numeric Categories	A	Labels	Values	Labels or Values
Vertical Stacked Bar	B	Labels	Labels	Values
Horizontal Stacked Bar	B	Labels	Labels	Values
Stacked Area	B	Labels	Labels	Values
Vertical Cluster Bar	C	Labels	Labels or Values	Labels or Values
Line	C	Labels	Labels or Values	Labels or Values
Bar-Line Combination	C	Labels	Label or Two Values	Label or Two Values
Pie	Not Applicable

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Selecting a Chart Type