Reference: Chart Types
Workday enables you to configure output display options for your data by supporting these chart types:
Chart Type | Description |
|---|---|
Area - 100% | Plots the trend of the percentage each value contributes to the total for each category over time or categories.
Each item in the data series makes up a portion of the area based on its percentage of the category total. |
Area - Overlaid | Plots the trend of values over time or categories and overlays each item in the series on top of another.
Workday plots the first item in a data series first, then overlays the remaining items in the data series. Overlaid area charts display best in 3D. |
Area - Stacked | Plots the trend of the amount of each value over time or categories. |
Bar - 100% | Displays the percentage that each value contributes to the total for each category in horizontal bars.
Each bar represents 1 category. Each item in the data series makes up a portion of the bar width. Workday bases the width of the bar on the percentage of the category total. |
Bar - Clustered | Displays the value of each category in horizontal bars. |
Bar - Stacked | Displays the amount that each value contributes to the total for each category in horizontal bars.
Each bar represents 1 category. Each item in the data series makes up a portion of the bar height. Workday bases the height of the bar on the proportion of the category total. |
Bubble | Plots the relationship between triplets of numeric values along a horizontal and vertical axis. 2 values determine the bubble position, while the third value determines the bubble size.
You can plot 1 or more data series on a bubble chart. Each data series has a unique color or pattern. |
Column - 100% | Displays the percentage that each value contributes to the total for each category in vertical columns.
Each column represents 1 category. Each item in the data series makes up a portion of the column based on its percentage of the category total. |
Column - Clustered | Displays the value of each category in vertical columns. |
Column - Stacked | Displays the amount that each value contributes to the total for each category in vertical columns.
Each column represents 1 category. Each item in the data series makes up a portion of the column based on its proportion of the category total. |
Donut | Displays the relationship between the whole and each part of that whole.
Donut charts display only 1 data series. Each category has a unique color for each donut segment. |
Funnel | Displays processes with distinct stages that data moves through sequentially or logically. By placing stages in a specific order, this visualization allows you to easily identify significant drop-offs and track conversion rates across different phases of a process. |
Gauge | Displays a single value and its percentage on a gauge, like a speedometer in a car. |
Heatmap | Displays 'weight' against an aggregated value using color variations across two dimensions. For example, a deep color could highlight highly impacted cities in environmental data. |
Line | Plots data points over time.
The slope of the line indicates the trend. Line charts are most useful if you want to display at least 10 data points over a period of time. If you have fewer than 10 data points and you want to display a count or amount at specific times, use a column chart. |
Scatter | Plots the relationship between pairs of numeric values along a horizontal and vertical axis.
You can plot 1 or more data series in a scatter chart and refine the visualization by adding a color dimension. Each data series has a unique color or pattern. You can assign specific sentiments to quadrants to automatically color data marks based on performance or risk levels. |
Waterfall | Displays how an initial value changes through positive and negative increments. |
Using Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT), you can display these chart types in 3D:
- Area
- Bar
- Line
For composite, matrix, and trending reports, you can visualize changes in your data and compare metrics with different scales using dual axis charts. A dual axis enables you to overlay 2 of these chart types:
- Area - Overlaid
- Column - Clustered
- Line
The
Secondary Axis
section is available when you select the Add Secondary Axis
check box or select 1 of these chart types as the Primary Axis
:
- Area - Overlaid
- Column - Clustered
- Line