# Pareto chart

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.

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*Check out the illustration on the Pareto chart properties.*
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***Applying the Pareto chart properties to a View***
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* **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

<figure><img src="https://3555642236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxZF8YGlESz97qqyTOJvz%2Fuploads%2FRUagmFasvSp6l0Jf2Qae%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1bd0f14e-9079-46ae-b37b-ac46bfe8544e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Default View with Pareto chart</p></figcaption></figure>

## **Properties** <a href="#properties" id="properties"></a>

### **General Settings**

* **Exclude Global Filter**: The view gets excluded from the Global Filter condition by putting a checkmark in the box.
* **Show Data Label**: The data label is displayed using a checkmark in the given box.
* **Enable Base Zero**: Base gets presented from Zero using a checkmark in the provided box.
* **Slicer**: the slicer is displayed by enabling a checkmark in the given box.
* Show Point: Select show point for the line chart using the drop-down menu.
* Show Legend: Use checkmark in the box to the display Legend
  * Legend Style: Select a style to display Legend.
  * Legend Font Size: Set the font size of the Legend.
  * Legend Orientation: Select a legend orientation option from the drop-down.
  * Legend Checkbox: Provide checkboxes to select and dis-select the Legend values.
* Line Form: Select a line form using the drop-down menu.
* Slider: Select an option to enable or disable slider.
  * Slider Range: Select a range type from the drop-down if the slider is enabled.
  * Slider Range Value: Set the range value for the slider.
  * Slider Position: Select an option from the drop-down menu to display the Slider position (Default, Left, Right).

    * **Fixed Slider Range**: Enable a checkmark in the given box to get a fixed slider range. After setting these properties, the user can't be able to scroll the slider.

    <figure><img src="https://3555642236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxZF8YGlESz97qqyTOJvz%2Fuploads%2FOGLnd2p0KtOVJ9mH7rXP%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=fa9805fd-9d01-49e5-a965-af531145cd7d" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### **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 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 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, Billion, Trillion, Quadrillion).
* **Currency Type**: Select a currency symbol to be displayed in the view (the provided options for this field are: None,  Rupees, Euro, Pound, USD, Yen, Cent).
* **Precision**: Set the after-decimal value (It displays up to 5 precision).

### **Secondary Value Axis**

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

### **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\*).*
* **Font Size:** Set/modify the Font Size of the Insights text.
* **Font Color:** Select a Font color for the Insights Text.
* **Text align:** There are three alignments to align the text.
  * Left
  * Right
  * Centre
* **Position:** There are two options to position the text.

  * Bottom
  * Right

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<figure><img src="https://3555642236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FxZF8YGlESz97qqyTOJvz%2Fuploads%2FR35Wsq053SJsbhRWHajH%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f1b808dd-d3a4-41dc-9c52-44e764482004" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Modified View after applying various Pareto chart Properties</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The look and feel of the chart can be modified from the series properties.*
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