Chart

This type of field uses the IPFChart formatter to show a collection of numerical values as a chart.

If you select the Chart category, only IPFChart is listed in the Formatter field.

The supported chart types are described in this section.

Single-series charts

The charts in this category can have only one series of data displayed in them. Any other specified series is ignored, and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Pie chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Chart type combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: Because no axes are involved in this chart, all related properties (XAxisTitle, XAxisTitleProperty,XShowLabels, XShowGridLines, XLabelRotation, XValueFormat, YShowLabels, YShowGridLines, YLabelRotation, YValueFormat, YAxisTitle) do not apply to this chart.

Doughnut chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Chart type combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: Because no axes are involved in this chart, all related properties (XAxisTitle, XAxisTitleProperty, XShowLabels, XShowGridLines, XLabelRotation, XValueFormat, YShowLabels, YShowGridLines, YLabelRotation, YValueFormat, YAxisTitle, YAxisTitleProperty) do not apply to this chart. Also, this chart does not support a second y-axis.

Pareto chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Chart type combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis.

Funnel chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Chart type combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: Because no axes are involved in this chart, all related properties (XAxisTitle, XAxisTitleProperty, XShowLabels, XShowGridLines, XLabelRotation, XValueFormat, YShowLabels, YShowGridLines, YLabelRotation, YValueFormat, YAxisTitle, YAxisTitleProperty) do not apply to this chart.

Pyramid chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Chart type combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: Because no axes are involved in this chart, all related properties (XAxisTitle, XAxisTitleProperty, XShowLabels, XShowGridLines, XLabelRotation, XValueFormat, YShowLabels, YShowGridLines, YLabelRotation, YValueFormat, YAxisTitle, YAxisTitleProperty) do not apply to this chart. Also, this chart does not support a second y-axis.

Multi-series charts

The following chart types can have multiple series. Series of the same type, and possibly other types, can be added. See each type for details.

Column chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: The Column chart series can be combined with line and area series.

Bar chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Chart type combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Notes: The bar chart should be viewed as a column chart, tilted on its side. The X-Axis property is displayed vertically, while the values are displayed horizontally.

Line chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: The Column chart series can be combined with the column and area series.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown. This restriction applies to only the Fusion version of this chart.

Zoom line chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown. Also, this chart does not support a second y-axis.
  • Notes: This chart is used to plot thousands of data points at once. Zoom and scroll to get a closer look of whatever particular sections are of interest.

Step line chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown. Also, this chart does not support a second y-axis.

Area chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: This chart can be combined with the column and line series.

Stacked charts

These charts help compare the part of a single series to the whole.

Stacked column chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: The Column chart series can be combined with the line type.

Stacked bar chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis.

Stacked area chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown. This restriction applies to only the Fusion version of this chart.

Spline charts

These are similar to the line and area charts but have a smooth contour.

Spline chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown. This restriction applies to only the Fusion version of this chart.

Spline area chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown. This restriction applies to only the Fusion version of this chart.

Scroll charts

These charts contain a horizontal scrollbar so that larger amounts of data can be clearly displayed in a limited amount of space.

Scroll column chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type can be combined with the scroll line and scroll area types.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Scroll stacked column chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with any other chart types.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Scroll line chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type can be combined with the scroll column and scroll area types.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Scroll area chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type can be combined with the scroll line and scroll column types.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Logarithmic charts

The given data is plotted on a logarithmic scale to show small and large values together.

Logarithmic column chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Logarithmic line chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

XY Plot Charts

These charts are used to display x/y coordinates.

Bubble chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Scatterplot chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.

Error charts

These charts show error (or deviation) in data.

Error column chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.
  • Notes: This chart requires the ErrorProperty attribute. Also, the MCC version of this chart is called "ErrorBar"

Error line chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.
  • Notes: This chart requires the ErrorProperty attribute.

Error scatter chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not support a second y-axis. Also, this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.
  • Notes: This chart requires the ErrorProperty attribute.

Non-standard charts

These charts do not have many of the standard attributes, and they often have many additional attributes which must be specified.

Candlestick line, candlestick bar, and candlestick area charts

  • Availability: Candlestick charts are available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot have multiple series. These three charts are identical except for how the data is rendered on the upper panel (as a line, bar, or area).
  • Restrictions: This chart type cannot have multiple series. Also, this type does not support a second y-axis, and this chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown.
  • Notes: The property referred to in the single series refers to the trade volume of the commodity in question. The single series of this chart requires the OpeningPriceProperty, ClosingPriceProperty, HighestPriceProperty, and LowestPriceProperty attributes.

Kagi chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart does not allow multiple series. Also, this chart does not support a second y-axis, and this chart does not allow the ShowIn3D property.

Radar chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in both the Fusion and MCC libraries.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot be displayed in 3D, so setting the ShowIn3D attribute for this type will be ignored and a diagnostic message is thrown. Also, because no axes are involved in this chart, all related properties (XAxisTitle, XAxisTitleProperty, XShowLabels, XShowGridLines, XLabelRotation, XValueFormat, YShowLabels, YShowGridLines, YLabelRotation, YValueFormat, YAxisTitle, YAxisTitleProperty) do not apply to this chart.

Marimekko chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot use the ShowIn3D property and this chart does not support a second y-axis.

Waterfall chart

  • Availability: This chart is available in the Fusion library.
  • Series combinations: This type cannot be combined with other types in the same chart.
  • Restrictions: This chart cannot use the ShowIn3D property and this chart does not support a second y-axis.