Selecting the right charting option

In the previous chapter, we saw some different ways to create a chart, and dashboard charts are no different. Indeed, we can create bar charts, stacked bar charts, line charts, donut charts, funnel charts, and scatter charts. Gauge and Metric charts are not available on the report charting options.

The Gauge chart is used to have a precise look at how your metric is performing against a given range.

Create an opportunity report that shows the current year's opportunities and summarizes the Expected Revenue field. Now add a new component to your field and select an appropriate range on the Component Range property:

Gauge chart configuration

The Metric chart is easier than the gauge chart because it simply ...

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