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h2. Overview
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||Type||Icon||When to Use||
|*Vertical Column*|!chart_column.png!|You want to highlight values for easy comparison and plot your numbers vertically. Use a column chart to place less emphasis on time and focus on comparing values.|
|*3D Vertical Bar*|!chart_column3d.png!|Similar to the vertical bar chart, but in three dimensional form.|
|*Stacked Vertical Bar*|!chart_column_stacked.png!|Also referred to as stacked column charts and used when part-to-whole comparison is important.|
|*Cylinder*|!chart_column_cylinder.png!|Similar to the vertical bar, but having chart components shown in cylindrical form.|
|*3D Stacked Vertical Bar*|!chart_column_stacked3d.png!|Similar to the 3d stacked vertical bar chart, but in three dimensional form.|
|*Layered*|!chart_column_layered.png!|Compares the contribution of each value to a total across categories.|

h3. Chart Data Options
||Option||Description||
|Horizontal Axis|This is the category label for the X axis|
|Vertical Axis|Typically a numeric value such as $.  An item that you want to measure on your Chart|
|Colour|This option is only available if you have a cross tab data set available and is used to determine the colour applied for cross tab series data.|


h2. Column Chart Tutorial
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h3. Summary
In order to set up a Column Chart you will need:
# Create a report with chart display
## Select a field to use as the *Horizontal Axis*
## Select a field to use as the *Vertical Axis*
## Select a field to use as the *Colour* (if you have decided to create a cross tab report)
# Create your chart, selecting *Column* as the type
# Provide the *Horizontal Axis*, *Vertical Axis*, and *Colour* options
# Customise the Chart as required
# Proceed to the *Output* step
# *Save* your report

h3. Tutorial

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*1.* Click the *Create* link in the main navigation bar of the system, and select the *Report* option. 
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*2.* You will now be on the Report Initialisation page. Ensure the *Drag and Drop Builder* has been selected to use for report creation.

*3.* Click on the *Ski Team* view in order to use the fields defined within it for creating the report. 
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*4.* Add *Camp Demographic* and *Camp Rating* to *Columns*.
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*5.* Proceed to the *Charts* step of the builder.
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*6.* Select the *Vertical Column* chart from the *Column* section of the charts panel on the right of the screen.
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*7.* Set the following components:
* *Horizontal Axis:* Camp Demographic
* *Vertical Axis:* Avg Camp Rating
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*8.* *Save* your report
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