HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform - Manual (Page 371)

Area
An area chart displays data as areas filled with color or patterns. This type
of chart is best suited for showing data for a limited number of groups (for
example, percentage of total sales for AZ, CA, OR, and WA).
Pie
A pie chart displays data as a pie, split and filled with color or patterns. Pie
charts are typically used for one group of data (for example, the percentage
of sales for the entire inventory); however, you have the option to choose
multiple pie charts for multiple groups of data.
Doughnut
A doughnut chart is similar to a pie chart, displaying data as sections of a
circle or doughnut. If, for example, you charted sales by region on a particular
report, you would see the total number of sales (the figure) in the center of
the doughnut and the regions as colored sections of the doughnut. As with
the pie chart, you have the option to choose multiple doughnut charts for
multiple groups of data.
3-D Riser
A 3-D Riser chart displays data in a series of 3-dimensional objects, lined
up side-by-side, in a 3-dimensional plane. The 3-D Riser chart shows the
extremes in your report data. For example, the differences between sales
by customer by country are visually dynamic when presented in this chart.
3-D Surface
3-D Surface charts present a topographic view of multiple sets of data. If,
for example, you need a chart to show the number of sales by customer by
country, in a visually dynamic and relational format, you might consider using
the 3-D Surface chart.
XY Scatter
An XY Scatter chart is a collective of plotted points that represent specific
data in a pool of information. The XY Scatter chart allows the user to consider
a larger scope of data for the purpose of determining trends. For example,
if you input customer information, including sales, products, countries, months,
and years, you would have a collective of plotted points that represents the
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Charting concepts