# Pareto chart

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Check out the given walk-through on how to set the Pareto chart properties.
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![](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FQPWogKZOesOsAR1JZ7C0%2FPareto%20Chart.gif?alt=media\&token=a7226615-e69f-42bf-b7d6-e0f597c12685)

A Pareto chart is a type of chart that contains both bars and a line graph, where individual values are represented in descending order by bars, and the line represents the cumulative average.

* [ ] **Best Situation to Use a Pareto Chart:** To identify the most frequent defects, complaints, or any other factor that the users can count and categorize to focus on where improvement efforts make the most impact.
* [ ] **Variation of this Chart**: Pareto Pyramid, Paired Pareto chart

### **Properties**

#### **General Settings**

* **Exclude Global Filter**: The view gets excluded from the Global Filter condition by putting a checkmark in the box
* **Show Data Label**: Data label gets displayed by using a checkmark in the given box
* **Enable Base Zero**: Base gets presented from Zero by using a checkmark in the provided box
* **Enable Slicer**: the slicer gets displayed by enabling a checkmark in the given box

#### **View Filter**

* **Filter**: Select a filter condition using the drop-down menu

#### **Category Axis**

* **Title**: Provide a title for the axis
* **Axis Label**: Enable the category axis label by using a checkmark in the box
* **Label Angle**: Select a display angle for the axis label

#### **Primary Value Axis**

* **Title**: Provide a title for the Primary Value Axis
* **Axis Label**: Enable the Primary Value Axis label by using a checkmark in the box
* **Format Type**: Select a desired format type from the drop-down menu (the provided options for this field are: None, Auto, Percent, Thousand, Lacs, Crore, Million)
* **Currency Type**: Select a currency symbol to be displayed in the view (the provided options for this field are: None, Euro, Rupees, Pound, USD, Yen, Cent)
* **Precision**: Set the after-decimal value (It displays up to 5 precision)

![Pareto chart with highlighted View specific properties](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FHCMJuYtRluR9z43M1wJE%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=0c15d0e8-d2c9-4141-a104-d276084d1a37)

#### **Secondary Value Axis**

* **Title:** Provide a title for the Secondary Value Axis (by default it displays the cumulative average of the selected measure

#### **Insights**

* **Text:** *Provide any information regarding the chart. If any digit or character is required to be highlighted, put it inside two asterisks. (E.g., \*70%\* or \*skills\*).*
* **Text align:** There are three alignments to align the text.
  * Left
  * Right
  * Centre
* **Position:** There are two options to position the text.
  * Bottom
  * Right 

![Pareto chart displaying the second Axis and Insights Properties](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2Fb3WF2JaSop19hGqOOx4K%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=de24f3f9-5737-4a55-a524-385c2d7810eb)

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