Using Multiple Measures

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Using Multiple Measures

There are lots of different ways to compare multiple measures in a single view. For example,you can create individual axes for each measure or you can blend the two measures to sharean axis and finally, you can add dual axes where there are two independent axes layered in thesame pane. In any of these cases you can customize the marks for each axis to use multiple

mark types and add different levels of detail. Views that have customized marks are calledcombination charts.Individual Axes

Blended Axes

Dual Axes

Combination Charts

Individual xes

dd individual axes for each measure by dragging measures to the !ows and "olumns shelves.#ach measure on the !ows shelf adds an additional axis to the rows of the table. #ach measure

on the "olumns shelf adds an additional axis to the columns of the table. For example, the view

below shows $uarterly sales and profit. The %ales and &rofit axes are individual rows in the

table and have independent scales.
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'lended xes

(easures can share a single axis so that all the marks are shown in a single pane. Instead of

adding rows and columns to the view, when you blend measures there is a single row or column

and all of the values for each measure is shown along one continuous axis. For example, the

view below shows $uarterly sales and profit on a shared axis.


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'lending measures uses the (easure )ames and (easure Values fields, which are generated

fields that contain all of the measure names in your data source and all of the measure values.

The shared axis is created using the (easure Values field. The (easure )ames field is added

to the "olor shelf so that a line is drawn for each measure. Finally, the (easure )ames field is

filtered to only include the measures you want to blend.

'lending axes is most appropriate when comparing measures that have a similar scale and

units. If the scales of the two measures are drastically different, the trends may be distorted.

*ual xes


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+ou can compare multiple measures using dual axes, which are two independent axes that are

layered on top of each other. *ual axes are useful when you have two measures that have

different scales. To add the measure as dual axis drag the field to the right side of the view and

drop it when you see a black dashed line. +ou can also select Dual Axison the field menu for

the measure.

The result is a dual axis view where the &rofit axis corresponds to the purple line and the

%hipping "ost axis corresponds to the brown line.


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+ou can add up to four layered axes two on the "olumns shelf and two on the !ows shelf.

-hen you are using dual axes you can align the two axes up by rightclicking the dual axis andselecting Synchronize Axis.

"ombination "harts

-hen working with multiple measures in a view, you can customize the mark type for each

distinct measure. For example, you can create a view with a line showing a target amount

across several months and a bar chart showing the actual attainment for the months. These

measures can be displayed as individual axes, blended axes, or dual axes.

'ecause each measure can have customized marks, you can customize the level of detail, size,

shape, and color encoding for each measure too.


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To customize the marks for a measure:

/ %elect the (arks card for the measure that you want to customize. There is a (arks

card for each measure on the !ows and "olumns shelves.


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/ %elect a new mark type for the measure. ny changes to the mark type, shape, size,color, detail and other mark properties will be applied to the selected measure. For

example, in the view below the %0(1%ales2 (arks card is active. The (ark type has

been changed to 'ar and when *epartment is placed on "olor, the encoding and level

of detail is only applied to the %0(1%ales2 marks. The %0(1%ales &lan2 is not broken

down by *epartment.


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%elect the All(arks card to modify properties for all measures at once.

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