Type | Icon | When to Use |
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Line | You want to view trends over time by plotting data at points connected by lines. Use a line chart to plot many metrics. | |
3D Line | Similar to the line chart, but in three-dimensional form. | |
Z Chart | Trends over a short period of time; displaying the data, accumulative total, and moving total. | |
Stepped Line | A line chart where movement is shown in steps rather than straight lines. |
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Horizontal Axis | This is the category label for the X axis |
Vertical Axis | Typically a numeric value such as $. An item that you want to measure on your Chart |
Colour | This option is only available if you have a cross tab data set available and is used to determine the colour applied for cross tab series data. |
In order to set up a Line Chart you will need:
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In order to set up a Z Chart you will need:
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