Bar, line & pie charts

Bar, line, and pie charts all read from a data source, report a metric, and group by a category. Set those up in the Data section, then use each chart's appearance options below.

Bar chart

Best for comparing a metric across categories, such as tickets per status or revenue per product.

• Category becomes the bars.
• Series breaks each bar into sub-groups, shown stacked or side by side.
• Orientation switches between vertical and horizontal bars.
• Stacked stacks the series within each bar instead of placing them side by side.
• Data labels print the value on each bar.

Line chart

Best for a metric over time or any trend.

• Category is usually a date field, with a granularity of day, week, month, quarter, or year.
• Series draws one line per sub-group so you can compare trends.
• Cumulative turns the line into a running total that only climbs.
• Data labels print the value at each point.

Pie chart

Best for showing the share of a whole across a small number of categories.

• Category becomes the slices. Pie charts do not use a series.
• The center shows the total across all slices.
• Keep the number of categories small so the slices stay readable. Use the category Limit to cap them.

Colors and legend

All three charts use a color scheme and legend. When a chart has many series, the legend paginates so it never overflows the tile.

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