Chart Data Layout Categories

The Chart Section opens with an initial plot area for the chart. Because you manage chart construction and manipulation is with the Chart data layout plotting, viewing and reviewing are easy and intuitive.

You construct a chart by dragging items from the Catalog pane to a data layout pane. At least one items must populate the data layout to plot a usable chart.

The data layout consists of the following items:

Table 38. Chart Data Layout

Data Layout Pane	Description
X Axis Slice	Used for items placed on the x axis, which is a straight line on the chart. Used as a qualitative data label for categorizing information. To place items on the x axis, use the X-Axis pane.
Stack Cluster Depth	Represents the third dimension of data, that is, the z axis that projects out toward you or a location in space. This axis can either be qualitative or quantitative. For a Stack pane, each dimension of data of the charts is represented by only one bar. This bar consists of as many components as the data file has data rows, with the data from each row stacked onto the previous row. For example, a single bar can represent the amount of sales for CD-ROM drives in one year on top of a bar representing sales for other years. You can stack the bar charts vertically or horizontally. By stacking items and assigning a different color to each item, you can display trends among comparable or related items, or emphasize visually a sum of several indicators. For a Cluster pane, data extended in the third dimension is shown as clusters displayed in the foreground. This category creates a vertical column (and only a vertical column) for each data value. If the chart is showing multiple data series, the values are grouped based upon the category value. For example, use clustered bars to compare stores of different types. Alternatively, cluster bars can be used to compare two different values items, such as Amount of Sales and Units Sold. For the Depth, data extends the length of the chart along the z axis.
Fact Fact (Stack) Fact (Depth)	The Facts pane indicates height in the coordinate system. It is used as a quantitative label as a way of categorizing information on the y axis. For the Fact (Stack) pane, each dimension of numeric data is represented by only one bar. and shows the grouping along the y axis. This bar consists of as many components as the data file has numeric rows, with the numeric data from each row stacked onto the previous row. For example, a single bar can represent the amount of sales for CD-ROM drives in one year on top of a bar representing sales for other years. You can stack the bar charts vertically or horizontally. By stacking items and assigning a different color to each item, you can display trends among comparable or related items, or emphasize visually a sum of several indicators. For the Fact (Depth) pane, numeric data extends the length of the chart along the z-axis.

Data Layout Pane

Description

X Axis

Slice

Used for items placed on the x axis, which is a straight line on the chart. Used as a qualitative data label for categorizing information. To place items on the x axis, use the X-Axis pane.

Stack

Cluster

Depth

Represents the third dimension of data, that is, the z axis that projects out toward you or a location in space. This axis can either be qualitative or quantitative.

For a Stack pane, each dimension of data of the charts is represented by only one bar. This bar consists of as many components as the data file has data rows, with the data from each row stacked onto the previous row. For example, a single bar can represent the amount of sales for CD-ROM drives in one year on top of a bar representing sales for other years. You can stack the bar charts vertically or horizontally. By stacking items and assigning a different color to each item, you can display trends among comparable or related items, or emphasize visually a sum of several indicators.

For a Cluster pane, data extended in the third dimension is shown as clusters displayed in the foreground. This category creates a vertical column (and only a vertical column) for each data value. If the chart is showing multiple data series, the values are grouped based upon the category value. For example, use clustered bars to compare stores of different types. Alternatively, cluster bars can be used to compare two different values items, such as Amount of Sales and Units Sold.

For the Depth, data extends the length of the chart along the z axis.

Fact

Fact (Stack)

Fact (Depth)

The Facts pane indicates height in the coordinate system. It is used as a quantitative label as a way of categorizing information on the y axis.

For the Fact (Stack) pane, each dimension of numeric data is represented by only one bar. and shows the grouping along the y axis. This bar consists of as many components as the data file has numeric rows, with the numeric data from each row stacked onto the previous row. For example, a single bar can represent the amount of sales for CD-ROM drives in one year on top of a bar representing sales for other years. You can stack the bar charts vertically or horizontally. By stacking items and assigning a different color to each item, you can display trends among comparable or related items, or emphasize visually a sum of several indicators.

For the Fact (Depth) pane, numeric data extends the length of the chart along the z-axis.