Types of Charts

You can select among various chart types based on your requirement, such as, the Bar and Column charts are more suitable for limited set of values.

Chart Types and Sub-types
Chart Type Sub-Type Description Best For
Bar
  • Side by Side Bars
  • Overlapped Bars
  • Stacked Bars
Bar charts use horizontal bars You can use them to compare values at different times or under different conditions. The overlapped bars option helps to show proportional relationships over time. Limited sets of values.
Column
  • Side by Side Columns
  • Overlapped Columns
  • Stacked Columns
Column charts use vertical columns. Notes for Bar chart type apply to Column charts also. Limited sets of values.
Line
  • Line with markers at each data point
  • Line with markers at first and last data points
  • Line with no markers at data points
Line charts show trends in the values being mapped. You can choose to show all the markers, or the first and the last markers, or no markers at all. Values that vary over time or across categories.
Area
  • Area with markers at each data point
  • Area with markers at first and last data points
  • Area with no markers at data points
Area charts show cumulative values, such as percentages over time. You can choose to show all the markers, or the first and the last markers, or no markers at all. Cumulative values that vary over time or across categories.
Pie (None) Pie charts show proportional differences between data points. You cannot use them for values that vary over time or categories. Showing proportional differences
Vertical Range Plot (None) Vertical range plots require three values per data point - minimum, current, and maximum. These values define the range for each data point. Use only if data for minimum, current and maximum values is available.
Scatter (None) Scatter chart shows the relation between two comparable data sets (configured using two series). Identifying the relationship between any two variables.
Table
  • Simple: same categories for each series
  • Multimetric: different categories for each series
Tables arrange data in rows and columns. Simple tables have one category column and multiple value columns to the right. You can define multiple series, but each must use the same category. You can also define multi-category tables as explained in Configuring a Multi-Category Table Chart.

Multimetric tables allow you to use different categories for each series, and different metrics. The data is arranged in single rows, horizontally, rather than in vertical columns.

Multimetric tables show data generated from multiple metrics. This type is not commonly used.
Column Line and Scatter
  • Side by Side Columns
  • Overlapped Columns
  • Stacked Columns
  • Line with markers at each data point
  • Line with markers at first and last data points
  • Line with no markers at data points
This chart is a combination of a column chart and line and scatter charts. The columns show values at different times or under different conditions, the lines show the trends of the plotted values, and the scatter shows the relationship between two variables. You can choose a subtype for both column and line. Useful for showing a trend or a deviation along with specific values for multiple sets of data.