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The choice of data visualizations involves many factors and choosing the correct one for the data, audience and the target analysis is of utmost importance to a successful dashboard design. This documentation will discuss the various Chart types available in the Dashboard Palette, with examples and recommendations for when to use them.

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The Chart Styles tab shows the Goal is set to .75 and "maximize" , so and the Target to 0.75. The result, 50% (or .50), is under that goal, resulting in a red warning symbol. Notice that "Show Trend" is also enabled, which displays the change from the previous quarter, in this case 0% or no change. This gives the user an at-a-glance visualization of how this metric stacks up against progress towards the goal, and what might need attention.

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Here's a look at the Data Configuration for this chart. The Dimension is set to the function "quarter()" which aggregates a date or dateTime field/expression to the calendar quarter start date. The Metric is set to calculate the percentage of Purchase Orders where the Received Date is less than or equal to the Need By Date, and display it as a percentage.

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