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Column Chart

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Column chart is a combination chart which is used to display trends in time or compare values across
different categories. Column chart has Measures on Y-axis, Categories on X-axis and Series on Primary
axis.
Basic Layout:

Building a Sample Column Chart Report


1. Open Report Studio > create a new report with Blank template.

Column Chart

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2. Go to Toolbox menu > Drag a Chart to the work area > Select Column and click OK.

3. Drag Product Line column from Product table to the Series > Drag Current Year column from Time
Dimension to Categories > Drag Revenue column from Sales table to Measures.

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4. Run the report and see the results

Types of Column Charts

Clustered:

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Stacked:

100% Stacked:

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Creation of Drill-Through on Column Chart


Column chart has an option to create drill-through on x-axis (Categories), Legend (Series) or on the
whole chart.

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Important Properties
Chart Orientation
Vertical

Combinations

Horizontal

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Summarize Small Items

Matrix Rows and Columns

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