Line Chart

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A Line Chart displays a sequence of line segments that are sequentially connected. Line charts are usually used to show a trend or how a value contributes to a trend total (stacks), usually over time or other X measurement. Following is a description of the line chart settings:

Settings

Sub Type - the following table summarizes the different subtypes of the line chart:

Subtype	X Dimension Type	Z Dimension Type	Data Requirements		Description
Subtype	X Dimension Type	Z Dimension Type	First in Chart	Next in Chart	Description
Classical - Displayed in both 2D and 3D. The X dimension type is always Categorical.
Series	Categorical	Categorical	Value	Value	Shows series behind each other.
Stacked	Categorical	One	Value	Value	Piles series on top of each other.
Stacked Percent	Categorical	One	Value	Value	Piles series on top of each other and scales each pile to 100%.
XY Scatters - Displayed in both 2D and 3D. The X dimension type is always Numeric.
XY Scatter	Numeric	Categorical	Value X	Value X	Besides the value, each data point has a X coordinate at which it is positioned.
XY Scatter Stacked	Numeric	One	Value X	Value	The first in chart defines the stack X position. Next in chart are piled on top. Supports negative values.
XY Scatter Stacked Percent	Numeric	One	Value X	Value	The first in chart defines the stack X position. Next in chart are piled on top. Each pile is scaled to 100%.
XYZ Scatters - need 3D to be displayed correctly. The X and Z dimension types are always Numeric.
XYZ Scatter	Numeric	Numeric	Value X Z	Value X Z	Besides the value, each data point has a X and Z coordinate at which it is positioned in the XZ plane.
XYZ Scatter Stacked	Numeric	Numeric	Value X Z	Value	The first in chart defines the stack XZ stack position. Next in chart are piled on top. Supports negative values.
XYZ Scatter Stacked Percent	Numeric	Numeric	Value X Z	Value	The first in chart defines the stack XZ position. Next in chart are piled on top. Each pile is scaled to 100%.

Shape - defines the shape of the line segments. Possible values are: Line, Tape, Tube and Ellipsoid.

Depth Percent - controls the size of the tape shape in all subtypes except for XYZ scatter.

Size - controls the size of the shape in all XYZ scatters.

Sampling Mode - controls whether the line uses sampling. When using sampling the line will filter very close individual line segments and display a single line segment instead. This reduces the number of visual line segments and therefore leads to improved performance. When using sampling the line series will not regard settings for markers and data labels, individual appearance styles and shadow. Possible value are:

Auto - The line series uses sampling only when the number of data points is large.
Enabled - The line series always uses sampling.
Disabled - The line series does not use sampling. This is the default.

Sample Distance - controls the precision of the line series when it aggregates adjacent line segments. The precision is specified in points.

Automatic Data Labels Positioning

The automatic positioning of data labels is the top of the data point.

Automatic Legend Mode

The automatic legend mode in all subtypes evaluates to series (e.g. the series is displayed in the legend).