Area Chart
Overview
An area chart combines the line chart and bar chart to show how one or more groups' numeric values change over the progression of a second variable, typically that of time. An area chart is distinguished from a line chart by the addition of shading between lines and a baseline, like in a bar chart.
Example
SQL:
SELECT AMOUNT, SOLD_ON as MONTH, ITEM
FROM ITEM_SALESNow you will prepare your result set as shown in Data Preparation so that you have the MONTH sorted as a month of the year and the ITEM column both sorted ascending.
Click the create a chart button to display the Create Chart dialog. Now you will select the appropriate columns to use for the chart. In this example the value will be amount and the category will be month.
After clicking Create Chart, select Area as the Chart Type. In this example, the Stacked option has been chosen.
After clicking Create Chart, the line chart will be displayed.