About Stacked Data Charts

Stacked charts

A stacked area, bar, or column chart stacks values on a single bar. The following column chart stacks the number of emergency department visits and the number of emergency department admissions that occurred each day in a week.

Example of a stacked column chart.

When you create a stacked column chart, you specify:

  • A Dimension (day of week in this example)

  • Two or more measure or summary Values (ED visits and ED visits admitted in this example)

ClosedStacked area and Closedstacked bar charts use the same options.

Stacked area chart

Stacked bar chart.

MultiTab stacked charts

A MultiTab stacked area, bar, or column chart stacks values from a specified category. The following column chart shows the number of emergency department visits to four hospitals that occurred each day in a week.

Example of a MultiTab stacked column chart.

When you create a MultiTab stacked column chart, you specify:

  • A Dimension (day of week in this example)

  • A Category, which is a secondary dimension that divides the primary dimension value into sections (facility in this example)

  • A measure or summary Value (ED visits in this example)

ClosedMultiTab stacked area and ClosedMultiTab stacked bar charts use the same options.

MultiTab stacked bar chart

See also Chart Portlet Options.