Ad Hoc View – Stacked Bar Chart

Stacked Bar charts display multiple measures of a group as portions of a single bar whose size reflects the aggregate value of the group. When using multiple fields it can be useful to stack the bars. The measure total is then displayed with the single bar split into sections, rather than having multiple bars. Charts allow you to graphically display your data. There are a number of different chart types available, but two of the most familiar are generally Column and Bar charts.

Instructions

Step 1.  Open or create a new ad hoc view (refer to Creating Ad Hoc Views article for further information) Step 2. Click on the Select Visualisation Type icon in the top menu

The Select Visualisation Type window is displayed

Step 3. Select Column and Bar from the list There are three bar charts available:

• Bar
• Stacked Bar
• Percent Bar

Each chart type displays your data in slightly different ways. Step 4.  Select Stacked Bar Chart. Step 5. Click and drag a measure from the measures area on the left hand side pane to a row or column. e.g. Income Amount

Tip: All charts must have at least one measure.

With a single measure and no fields, the chart displays the total for the measure. Step 6. Click and Drag a field to the rows area e.g. Primary Address City. This allows the measure data to be broken up by the field information. You’ll notice when the field is added that the chart may not change. In the right-hand side pane there is a section caller Data Level. The slider allows you to quickly change the level at which the data is reported.  When the slider is all the way to the left, it shows the measure total. Step 7. Slide the slider all the way to the right.

Tip: If you hover your mouse over the left and right ends of the slider the data level options will be displayed.  Sometimes there are multiple options along the length of the slider.

    The measure is now broken up by the added field. Note – to make the chart clearer, we have added a filter to only show a subset of data. For more information on Filters, refer to the Ad Hoc View – Filters article Step 8. To break the measure further, add a field to the columns section. e.g. Gender Again, the chart does not change as the slider begins at the totals (far left) end. Step 9. Slide the columns slider to the right. The measures are now split by the additional column field (Gender) but grouped by the row field (Primary address city). If you add additional fields to the rows or columns, the sliders will update and the measures will be split if you move the sliders. You may find that the chart becomes less useful if you add too many fields.

Further Information

For further information on Ad Hoc Views and Charts, refer to the following articles:

• Ad Hoc Views
• Ad Hoc Views – Charts
• Ad Hoc View – Filters
• Ad Hoc View – Bar Chart
• Ad Hoc View – Percent Bar Chart