Bar Chart

Bar Chart

1.1 Use Cases

Bar charts show how each dimension varies or compares within a data range. For example, you can compare Sales Order performance by Account tier or rank annual Sales Orders across Departments.

1.2 Chart Configuration

1.2.1 Axis Data

• Dimension: 0–1 dimension
• Metric: 1–6 metrics

1.2.2 Style (Web)

1.2.2.1 Basic Information

• Chart name: Defaults to the analysis Subject when created; you can customize the chart name in Chart Configuration.

• Notes:
  • Note content: Add notes for the current chart to help viewers better understand the chart’s meaning.
  • Note style:
    • Collapsed: Displays an icon after the chart title in detail and card views; hover shows the note content.
    • Exposed: Shows the note text directly after the chart title in detail and card views.
    • Hidden: Does not show the note in either detail or card views.

* Add note content * Collapsed note style * Exposed note style * Hidden note style

• Metric label: By default displays the metric name; you can edit the displayed text.

• Dimension label: By default displays the dimension name; you can edit the displayed text.

1.2.2.2 Chart Presentation

• Layout options: Default Tile - Comfortable. You can switch to Tile - Compact, Stacked, or Percentage Stacked.
  • Tile - Comfortable: Each metric is a separate bar with spacing between bars.
  • Tile - Compact: Each metric is a separate bar with no spacing between bars.
  • Stacked: Bars stack together; when stacked, Value Label position cannot be changed and values default to inside.
  • Percentage Stacked: Bars normalize to equal height and display subgroup percentages; when enabled, Value Label position cannot be changed and values default to inside.

* Layout configuration * Tile - Comfortable * Tile - Compact * Stacked * Percentage Stacked

• Orientation: Default is vertical; you can switch to horizontal.

* Orientation settings and vertical example * Horizontal example

1.2.2.3 Display Settings

• Legend: Default at top. Options: top, bottom, left, right, none.

* Legend at top * Legend at bottom * Legend at left * Legend at right * No legend

• Value labels:
  • Label display:
    • Smart: Automatically displays value labels based on available space; when values across metrics are similar, some labels may hide to avoid overlap.
    • Force: Displays all value labels; overlapping may occur if values are close.
    • None: No value labels displayed.

* Smart display * Force display * No labels

• Value label options: When there are two or more metrics, you can select which metrics show labels (all checked by default). If Label display is None, this setting is read-only.

• Position:
  • Top Outside: Values display outside the top of the bar.
  • Inside Bottom: Values display at the bottom inside the bar.
  • Inside Center: Values display centered inside the bar.
  • When Label display is None, this setting is read-only.

* Top Outside * Inside Bottom * Inside Center

• Show totals:
  • Display mode: Default is On; switch to Off to hide totals. When On, totals can appear in edit, detail, and card views depending on configuration. If Off, totals are hidden in all views.

* Totals visible * Totals hidden

• Exposed totals: When there are two or more metrics, you can choose which metrics’ totals display externally; none selected by default. If Display mode is Off, this setting is read-only.

• Card view show totals: Default checked. Uncheck to hide totals in card view. If Display mode is Off, this setting is read-only.

* Example of exposed metrics totals

• Data table: You can enable a data table and set its position. Default is Off. Options: Top, Bottom, Left, Right.
  • Hide table in card view: Default checked; when checked, the table is not shown in card view.

• Mini-axis (compact axis): Default Smart. Options: Smart, Show, Hide.
  • Smart: Detects how many bars fit the current chart area. If bars exceed the displayable count, the mini-axis appears; otherwise it hides.
  • Show: Always show the mini-axis.
  • Hide: Never show the mini-axis.

* Mini-axis visible (Smart triggered) * Mini-axis hidden

1.2.2.4 Colors & Typography

• Color schemes: The system supports New and Classic palettes. Default selects the first set in New. You can enable accessibility patterns.
  • New: Supports customizing colors based on a selected palette.
  • Classic: Does not support custom colors.

• Font size: Default 12; options: 13, 14, 15, 16.

1.2.2.5 Axes

• X Axis
  • Show title: Default Off. When enabled, it echoes the dimension field name and is editable.

• Axis labels
  • Display mode:
    • Smart: Adjusts the number of visible characters based on the available space; truncates with “…” when exceeding space.
    • Force: Show full labels; may overlap if labels are long.
    • Custom: Default shows 3 characters; supports 3–12 characters.

• Label angle: Default horizontal. Options: Right 45°, Left 45°, Vertical, Fully vertical.

• Y Axis
  • Show title: Default Off. When enabled, it echoes the first metric name and is editable.

• Axis labels: Checked by default; you can uncheck to hide.
  • Label angle: When labels are enabled, you can set angle: Horizontal (default), Left 45°, or Vertical (same visuals as X axis angles).

• Show gridlines: Checked by default; you can uncheck.

1.2.3 Functional Configuration

1.2.3.1 Advanced Settings

• Show reference lines: You can add up to 6 reference lines per chart. Default Off.
  • Name: Set a label for the reference line.
  • Value type: Default Constant; you can choose Metric Average, Max, or Min. If Constant is selected, enter a numeric value.
  • Show reference line name: Default Off; check to display the name.
  • Show reference line value: Default Off; check to display the value.

• Show dimensions with zero metrics: Default Off. Check to display dimensions whose metric values are zero.

* Zero-value dimensions hidden (default) * Zero-value dimensions shown

• SN: Default Off. Check to display a serial number column.

• Sorting: Default Off. When enabled, sort dimensions either by their natural order with optional TopN, or sort dimensions by a chosen metric with optional TopN. TopN supports preset values or manual entry.
  • When the dimension is an enumeration or Dept., custom ordering is supported.

* Custom order by dimension values * Sort dimensions descending by metric * Show TopN after sorting

1.2.4 Style (Mobile)

1.2.4.1 Follow Web layout

• Mobile layout echoes the Web configuration and cannot be set independently.

1.2.4.2 Independent mobile layout

• Default shows the Web-selected options; you can further adjust settings for a better mobile presentation.
  • Mobile configuration exposes fewer options than Web. Items not configurable on Mobile follow Web settings. Available mobile options use the same display logic and effects as Web.