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Chart Types

This topic introduces the Report chart types.

Bar
Clustered Bar 2-D button Clustered Bar 2-D Clustered Bar. Displays and compares data values across categories.
Stacked Bar 2-D button Stacked Bar 2-D Stacked Bar. Displays and compares the contribution of each data value to a total across categories.
100% Stacked Bar 2-D button 100% Stacked Bar 2-D 100% Stacked Bar. Displays and compares the percentage that each data value contributes to a total across categories.
Clustered Bar 3-D button Clustered Bar 3-D Clustered bar with a 3-D visual effect.
Stacked Bar 3-D button Stacked Bar 3-D Stacked bar with a 3-D visual effect.
100% Stacked Bar 3-D button 100% Stacked Bar 3-D 100% stacked bar with a 3-D visual effect.
Bar 3-D button Bar 3-D 3-D Bar. Displays and compares data values across categories and series.
Bench
Clustered Bench 2-D button Clustered Bench 2-D Clustered Bench. Displays and compares data values across categories.
Stacked Bench 2-D button Stacked Bench 2-D Stacked Bench. Displays and compares the contribution of each data value to a total across categories.
100% Stacked Bench 2-D button 100% Stacked Bench 2-D 100% Stacked Bench. Displays and compares the percentage that each data value contributes to a total across categories.
Back to Back Bench 2-D button Back to Back Bench 2-D Back to Back Bench. Displays and compares the contribution of each data value in two groups across categories.
100% Back to Back Bench 2-D button 100% Back to Back Bench 2-D 100% Back to Back Bench. Displays and compares the percentage that each data value contributes in two groups across categories.
Clustered Bench 3-D button Clustered Bench 3-D Clustered bench with a 3-D visual effect.
Stacked Bench 3-D button Stacked Bench 3-D Stacked bench with a 3-D visual effect.
100% Stacked Bench 3-D button 100% Stacked Bench 3-D 100% stack bench with a 3-D visual effect.
Back to Back Bench 3-D button Back to Back Bench 3-D Back to Back Bench with a 3-D visual effect
100% Back to Back Bench 3-D button 100% Back to Back Bench 3-D 100% Back to Back Bench with a 3-D visual effect
Bench 3-D button Bench 3-D 3-D Bench. Displays and compares data values across categories and series.
Line
Line 2-D button Line 2-D Line. Displays trend over categories. Usually used over date or time categories.
Stacked Line 2-D button Stacked Line 2-D Stacked Line. Displays the trend of the contribution of each data value over categories.
100% Stacked Line 2-D button 100% Stacked Line 2-D 100% Stacked Line. Displays the trend of the percentage each data value contributes over categories.
Line 3-D button Line 3-D Line with a 3-D visual effect.
Area
Area 2-D button Area 2-D Displays the trend of the values over time or categories.
Stacked Area 2-D button Stacked Area 2-D Stacked Area. Displays the trend of the contribution of each data value over categories.
100% Stacked Area 2-D button 100% Stacked Area 2-D 100% Stacked Area. Displays the trend of the percentage each data value contributes over categories.
Area 3-D button Area 3-D Area with a 3-D visual effect.
Stacked Area 3-D button Stacked Area 3-D Stacked area with a 3-D visual effect.
100% Stacked Area 3-D button 100% Stacked Area 3-D 100% stacked area with a 3-D visual effect.
Pie
Clustered Pie button Clustered Pie Pie. Displays the contribution of each data value to a total over time or categories.
Clustered Donut button Clustered Donut Donut. Displays the contribution of each data value to the Category total. The size of each piece is proportional to the sum of the items. Each Series value creates a new instance of the chart.
Radar
Radar 2-D button Radar 2-D Displays and compares the data values relative to a center point.
Organization (Org)
Org 2-D button Org 2-D Displays the structure of an organization and the relationships and relative ranks of its parts, or the similar structures.
Indicator
Indicator 2-D button Indicator 2-D Displays each data value with a colored indicator.
Gauge
Gauge Dial 2-D button Gauge Dial 2-D Usually displays the performance of each member in a group, using three colors, green, yellow, and red (by default) to represent three levels: normal, alert, and error. This type, displays each data value by a dial.
Gauge Dial 2-D button Gauge Solid 2-D Displays each data value with an arc.
Gauge Dial 2-D button Gauge Activity 2-D Displays each data value with a circle.
Gauge Bar 2-D button Gauge Bar 2-D Displays each data value with a bar.
Gauge Bubble 2-D button Gauge Bubble 2-D Displays each data value with a colored bubble.
Surface
Surface 3-D  button Surface 3-D Indicates what level of different values reside in, and shows the cross-relationships between category and series.
Scatter
Scatter 2-D button Scatter 2-D Compares pairs of values.
Scatter Straight Line 2-D button Scatter Straight Line 2-D Scatter with data points connected by smoothed lines.
Scatter Curved Line 2-D button Scatter Curved Line 2-D Scatter with data points connected by lines.
Bubble
Bubble 2-D button Bubble 2-D
Compares sets of three values. Similar to a scatter chart with the third value displayed as the size of the bubble marker.
Stock
High-Low 2-D button High-Low 2-D High-Low. Requires values of two fields.
High-Low-Close 2-D button High-Low-Close 2-D High-Low-Close. Requires values of three fields.
Open-High-Low-Close 2-D button Open-High-Low-Close 2-D Open-High-Low-Close. Requires values of four fields.
Bullet
Bullet 2-D button Bullet 2-D
Bullet. Replaces the meters and gauges that are often used on dashboards. Its linear design not only gives it a small footprint, but also supports more efficient reading than radial meters.
Heat Map
Heat Map button Heat Map Displays values as rectangles marked by colors and sizes in a matrix.
Combo
  Combo Combination chart. You can use two or more types of data markers to represent different data values in a combo chart.

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