Column/Bar charts

1. Basic column charts

Overlapped column

• Axis parameter - Quarter

• Values parameter - 2022 Actuals, 2022 Plan, 2021 Actuals

• Chart type - Overlapped column

• Compares the actuals with the previous year's actuals and plan.

Overlapped column

Stacked column

• Axis parameter - Month Shortname

• Values parameter - 2022 Actuals, 2021 Actuals

• Small multiples parameter - Sub Category

• Chart type - Stacked column

• Compares the actuals with the previous year's actuals. The stacks show the contribution of product categories to the overall actuals.

Stacked column

Stacked measure chart

• Axis parameter - Month

• Values parameter - 2024 Actuals, 2024 Plan, 2023 Actuals, 2023 Plan, 2022 Actuals, 2022 Plan,

• Chart type - Stacked column

• The stacks show the contribution of each measure to the total.

Stacked measure chart

Cluster column

• Axis parameter - Month Shortname

• Values parameter - 2022 Plan, 2022 Actuals, 2021 Plan, 2021 Actuals, 2020 Actuals

• Chart type - Cluster column

• Plots multiple measures for quick comparisons.

• Measure configuration is done internally by Inforiver - explicit configurations are not needed.

Cluster column

Win loss chart

• Axis parameter - Level 2 Description

• Values parameter - Actuals

• Chart type - Win and loss column

• Depicts categories that are performing well against categories that are under-performing.

Win loss column

2. Special charts

Side by side bar

• Axis parameter - Month

• Values parameter - 2022 Actuals, 2021 Actuals

• Chart type - Side by side bar

• Shows two measures side-by-side in horizontal orientation.

Side by sided bar

3. IBCS chart

Integrated variance column

• Axis parameter - Month

• Values parameter - 2022 Actuals, 2021 Actuals, 2022 Plan

• Chart type - Integrated variance column

• Plots the AC/PY/PL/FC measures and plots the relative variance for PY and PL as per IBCS.

IBCS Integrated variance column

4. Canvas settings for bar charts

4.1. Border

Define borders for bar charts with the Border option under Canvas settings. Set a custom width and border color.

Defining a border

4.2. Transparency

Set the transparency for bar charts. When you increase the transparency factor, you can enable the Match color toggle. The border color will align with the bar color when the toggle is enabled.

Transparency and match toggle

5. On-object interactions for bar charts

Let's look at on-object customizations for the bar chart.

5.1. Changing the measure

When you have a multi-measure bar chart, you can click on a particular bar and choose the measure.

Changing the measure associated to a bar

5.2. Changing the fill pattern

You can choose between solid, outlined, and hatched measure fill patterns. This feature can be used to depict the previous year and forecast bars.

Change the fill pattern

5.3. Changing the bar color

You can choose a custom color for the bars. The bar color is reflected in the title as well.

Changing the bar color

5.4. Enabling and disabling the data label

You can enable or disable the data labels for a particular measure.

Disabling data labels

5.5. Navigate to measure management

You can open the pivot data window and configure measures and categories. Learn more about data management.

Open pivot data

5.6. Navigate to measure series

You can open the measure series configuration to:

• Change the chart type to an area/line/bar for a particular measure.

• Change the y-axis (Y-axis 1 or Y-axis 2) on which a measure is plotted.

• Show or hide measures

Learn more about measure series configurations.

Measure series