Intro
A Percent of Total chart is a Bar chart with a percent scale instead of a value scale—each category bar represents the relative size of its value as a percentage rather than the actual value. Percent of Total charts are essentially Pie charts with bars; however, because no legend is required to match names with categories, these charts are actually easier to read and interpret than Pie-type charts. As with basic Bar charts, both vertical and horizontal versions of Percent of Total charts are available.Powering Percent of Total charts
Percent of Total charts require only two columns or rows of data from your DataSet—one for categories and one for values. For information about value, category, and series data, see Understanding Chart Data. In the Analyzer, you choose the columns containing the data for your Percent of Total chart. For more information about choosing data columns, see Applying DataSet Columns to Your Chart. For more information about formatting charts in the Analyzer, see KPI Card Building Part 2: The Card Builder. The following graphic shows you how the data from a typical column-based spreadsheet is converted into a vertical Percent of Total chart:
Customizing Percent of Total charts
You can customize the appearance of a Percent of Total chart by editing its Chart Properties. Unique properties of Percent of Total charts include the following.Property | Description |
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Bar Color | Lets you specify the bar color in Percent of Total charts. Selecting Default sets the bar color to the default color (blue). For more information about setting colors, see Changing the Default Colors in Your Chart . |