Pie and bar charts can be used in dashboards as an alternative to table objects for showing scenario or DataView summary data. The charts are similar in their configuration and behavior. The following illustration shows a typical bar chart:

The following illustration shows a typical pie graph.

Both the bar and pie charts shown above display the value of Position for each scenario instance. The bar chart provides an indication of negative values but the pie chart does not. Each chart supports drilldowns similar to those supported by table objects.

Common tasks related to pie and bar charts are covered in the following sections:

Detailed reference information on graphs, including pie and bar charts, is provided in Graph Objects.