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## Overview


| **Type** | **Icon** | **When to Use** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Pie** | ![image](media://b00b9126-e6df-4749-bbae-5849f5bd83c2) | You want to show the relationship of parts to the whole. Use a pie chart to highlight proportions rather than actual values. If it is important to show actual values in the chart, avoid using the pie chart type. |
| **3D Pie** | ![image](media://bfaed521-d2ef-4093-ac33-f3ca651ae0fb) | Similar to the pie chart, but in three a dimensional form. |
| **Multi Pie** | ![image](media://0f6fabb2-a104-4ec7-b8aa-21a0fb15c701) | Used to highlight individual component sizes in a system of multiple components. |
| **Ring** | ![image](media://058ded52-51a7-4dc0-bb70-b282461ce8d9) | Similar to the pie chart, but in a circular ring form. |

 

### Chart Data Options

| **Option** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Colour | This is the category label for the X axis |
| Size | Typically a numeric value such as $. An item that you want to measure on your Chart |

 

## Pie Chart Tutorial


### Summary

In order to set up a Pie Chart you will need:

1. Create a report with chart display
  1. Select a field to use as the **Colour**
  2. Select a field to use as the **Size**
2. Create your chart, selecting **Pie** as the type
3. Provide the **Colour** and **Size** options
4. Customise the Chart as required
5. Proceed to the **Output** step
6. **Save** your report

 

### Tutorial

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