What Data Do I Need?
The following table explains the different types of data you need to specify to create a chart.
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Dimension | Measure | Identifier | Node | State | High | Low | Label | Detail | |
Bar | 1 | 1 |
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Stacked Bar | 1 | 1 |
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100% Stacked Bar | 1 | 1 |
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Variable Width Bar | 1 | 2 |
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Column | 1 | 1 |
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Stacked Column | 1 | 1 |
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100% Stacked Column | 1 | 1 |
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Area | 1 | 1 |
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Stacked Area | 1 | 1 |
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100% Stacked Area | 1 | 1 |
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Spline Area | 1 | 1 |
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Step Area | 1 | 1 |
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Line | 1 | 1 |
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Spline | 1 | 1 |
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Step Line | 1 | 1 |
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Combined | 1 | 2 |
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Scatter | 1 | 2 |
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Bubble | 1 | 3 |
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Waterfall | 1 | 1 |
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Bar Range | 1 |
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Column Range | 1 |
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Chord |
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Sankey |
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Network Graph |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Pie | 1 | 1 |
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Doughnut | 1 | 1 |
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Pie Variable Radius | 1 | 2 |
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Doughnut Variable Radius | 1 | 2 |
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Spider | 1 | 1 |
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Radar | 1 | 1 |
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Wind Rose | 1 | 1 |
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Treemap | 1 | 1 |
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Sunburst | 1 | 1 |
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Doughnut Sunburst | 1 | 1 |
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Word Cloud | 1 | 1 |
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Funnel | 1 | 1 |
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Pyramid | 1 | 1 |
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Speedometer |
| 1 |
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Traffic Light |
| 1 |
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Power Ring |
| 1 |
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Lightbulb |
| 1 |
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Card |
| 1 |
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Map | 1 | 1 |
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Heat Map | 1 | 1 |
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Custom Map |
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| 1 | 1 |
This table shows the suggested data for the different chart types, but some charts will support additional Dimensions that can be used as Legends.
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