Report Component - Bar Chart
A Bar Chart is used to display data in a chart using bars. A Bar Chart typically contains a single string column that gets used as the Domain with as many other columns representing the Range axis values. The order of the dataset matters, and the string values used for the domain should be in the first column of the dataset.
Report Design Component Palette Icon:
Properties​
Property Inspector - Configure Tab​
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Data Key | Unique identifier or placeholder to the data source that will populate the chart. |
| Extract Order | The order in which the data should be extracted from the data key. Two options are available: Row: Data is extracted by row. Use this when columns in the data key define the series of data. Column: data is extracted by column. Use this when rows in the data key define the series of data; each column is a new value for the same series. This is sometimes referred to as data 'turned on its side' |
| Options | 3D: Columns and bars with 3D appearance using angle and depth. Pareto: When enabled, turns the chart into a Pareto chart. Contains both lines and a bar graph where values are in descending order. |
| Render Style | Provides three rendering styles: Bars: Displays data as individual colored bars. Stacked: Displays data as a stacked bar in different colors. Layered: Displays data as a layered bar in different colors. |
| Segment Colors | A unique color in the RGBA color space for each segment (bar). |
Color Wheel  | Tool for creating color combinations for bars. |
Add Segment  | Adds a color / row. |
Remove Segment  | Deletes a color / row. |
| Scripting Enabled | Enables the script for this component to run. |
Edit Script  | Allows the chart to be modified before the report is rendered. |
Property Inspector - Properties Tab​
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Data Key | Data key of the dataset that drives this bar chart. |
| Category Margin | Spacing between groups of bars on the chart. |
| Extract Order | Determines whether the series are defined by rows or columns in the underlying dataset. |
| Item Margin | Spacing between bars within a group. |
| Render Style | Style for this bar chart. Options are bars (0), stacked (1), or layered (2). |
| 3D Bars | If true, use 3D bars to draw chart. |
| Show Legend | If true, show the chart's legend. |
| Legend Font | Font to use for the chart's legend. |
| Vertical Chart | If true, draw bars vertically. |
| Pareto | If enabled, the chart will act as a pareto chart; ordering the bars descending and adding a percentage line. |
| 80% Line | If true, draw a line showing where 80% of the total is. |
| Pareto Color | Color for the Pareto line and 80% line. |
| Pareto Series Label | Text to use in legend for the Pareto line. |
| Axis Autorange | If true, set the axis range automatically, otherwise use the Axis Low and Axis High values. |
| Axis Font | Font to use for axis and axis label. |
| AxisFormat | A optional number format string to override the automatic formatting on the y-axis. |
| Axis Label | Text to place on the axis label. May be blank. |
| Axis Low | If autorange is turned of, the low value to use for the axis. |
| Axis High | If autorange is turned off, the high value to use for the axis. |
| Label Position | Orientation of category labels. |
| Bar Labels | If true, add labels to each bar. |
| Label Color | Color to use for bar label text. |
| Label Font | Font to use for bar labels. |
| Label Offset | Space to add between the end of the bar and the label. Negative numbers will put the label onto the bar. |
| Opacity | How opaque the fill color is, between 0 and 1. |
| Stroke Style | What style of stroke or border to use: Hidden, Shape Outline, Border, or Double. To learn more about stroke styles, refer to Stroke and Fill Properties. |
| Stroke | Details for the chosen stroke. Each Stroke has its own properties depending on the Stroke Style chosen. |
| Roll | Number of degrees this shape is rotated clockwise. |
| Scale X | Amount to scale the width of this shape. 1 is scale to 100%. |
| Scale Y | Amount to scale the height of this shape. 1 is scale to 100%. |
| URL | New in 8.1.19 A link to attach to this reporting component. Will be a clickable hyperlink if the report is exported as a PDF. You can use the values below to link to internal pages. |
| Visible | If true, the shape will be visible. |
| Width | Width of this shape in pixels. |
| Height | Height of this shape in pixels. |
| X | Horizontal distance in pixels between the left edge of this shape and the left edge of the page. |
| Y | Vertical distance in pixels between the top edge of this shape and the top edge of the page. |
Example​
Bar Chart Sample CSV Data
Fruit, Quantity, AvgWeight
Apples, 150, 183
Bananas, 56, 151
Mango, 190, 300
Oranges, 33, 77
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| 3D Bars | True |
| Render Style | Stacked |