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Configuring Line Charts
How to configure line charts in advanced reporting

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by Niki Budd
Configuring Line Charts
Line charts are useful when attempting to show how data has changed over a period of time. Overall, they are simple to configure and have the same muli-series capabilities as bar charts.
Video Tutorial:
Step-By-Step Tutorial:
Note: this tutorial will show you how to from using a blank template; the actions will apply if you're adding a block to an existing report or template
- From edit mode, select +
- Select Line Chart
- Select your data source. The data source will provide a different way of grouping information from the system.Note: follow along with Advanced Data Source Topics for further information
- Select OK
- Begin to modify the line chart configuration. The line chart will be grouped by date rather than what you typically would see as a group by column. Select the range for grouping
- The Date Column will show all the fields with dates within your data source.
- Name your series
- Select the desired color of your line chart
- Select OK to add your line chart
- Resize your chart as necessary by dragging the item to the appropriate size
- To apply additional filtering to your line chart, or for example if you'd like to see encounters by the organization, select its menu and then select Edit
- Now select the Series Filter icon
- Select + Add Filter
- Select your filter
- Select OK

- Now, update your series name to reflect the filter.

- Select + to add a second series

- Apply the comparative filter to the new series by selecting the filter icon

- Set the filter

- Select OK

- Update the series name to reflect the filter.

- Set the color

- Set the same date column and Aggregation

- Select OK to add your edits.

- Now, you will be able to see the separate series on your line chart for comparison.

Next, we recommend reviewing Branding Blocks
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