Version 2021

Create a Pie or Ring Chart

You can view the contribution of attribute elements or metrics to a total by displaying your data in a pie or ring chart.

You can use a variety of display styles to produce pie and ring charts. You can display pie charts in a grid layout or display ring charts in scatter layout. Click here to see examples of pie and ring charts, including the data requirements for each style.

To Create a Pie or Ring Chart

  1. Open a dossier.
  2. In the top toolbar, click Insert Visualization .
  3. Choose Pie > Pie Chart or Ring Chart .
  4. In the Datasets panel, double-click attributes and metrics to add them to the visualization. A pie or ring chart requires at least one attribute and one metric.

Example Pie and Ring Charts

Display pie or ring charts in a grid layout. The pies or rings do not overlap.

This style requires:

  • One metric in each of the following areas: Angle
  • One attribute in each of the following areas: Color By, Slice, Vertical, and Horizontal

Display pie or ring charts in a scatter chart layout. The pies or rings can overlap and may or not be sized.

This style requires:

  • One metric in each of the following areas: Angle, Vertical, and Horizontal
  • One attribute in each of the following areas: Color By, Slice, and Break By

Display pie or ring charts in a vertical or horizontal layout. This type is also known as a bubble layout. The pies or rings do not overlap.

The vertical layout style requires:

  • One metric in each of the following areas: Angle and Vertical
  • One attribute in each of the following areas: Color By, Slice, and Horizontal

The horizontal layout style requires:

  • One metric in each of the following areas: Angle and Horizontal
  • One attribute in each of the following areas: Color By, Slice, and Vertical

If your visualization contains pies or rings displayed in the same position, the pies or rings are overlaid on top of each other. Add a second metric to the Angle area to view two separate pie or ring charts in the same location. A white circle appears around pie charts that have been overlaid on top of other to distinguish them as separate charts.