This type of chart displays series of data points connected by straight line segments. Each data point on the line represents a calculated value and multiple lines represent either multiple dimensions or values, depending on the chart settings. The Line chart is best suited for displaying data trends over a period of time.
To create a Line chart, add values and dimensions from the Data Source tab by dragging and dropping them to the corresponding fields of the Edit Chart Panel:
Values and Dimensions Settings
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The Line Chart a maximum number of data points is limited to 10 000 unique values.
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The Line Chart is limited to either multiple values with one dimension or 1 value with 2 dimensions.
The Line Chart supports the following combinations of Values and Dimensions (Show by):
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Number of
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Number of
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Result |
Line Chart Example |
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1 |
0 |
One point is drawn |
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multiple |
0 |
One point is drawn for each value |
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multiple |
1 |
The dimension is used to generate the X axis
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1 |
2 |
The first dimension is used to generate the X axis.
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