Category Code Block

Category code block segments bar charts into columns. Use cut, cutByMulti, date, or overlappingDate to configure categories.

In a bar chart, the category code block divides the chart into separate columns. In the figure below, the chart is segmented into columns for various sales regions.

Example of a stacked bar chart categorized by sales region

Examples of code to configure how the chart is segmented are presented below:

The code used to create the above chart

Examples of code to configure the chart categories are presented below:

category list {
    value,
    label,
    format,
    hierarchy,
    table,
    skip,
    take,
    parentKey,
    sortOrder,
    sortBy,
    index,
    emptyFirst,
    takeTop,
    takeBottom,
    base ...
}
category cut {
    value,
    label,
    format,
    sortOrder,
    sortBy,
    index,
    emptyFirst,
    takeTop,
    takeBottom,
    categories (description see below),
    base ...
}
category cutByMulti {
    value,
    label,
    format,
    sortOrder,
    sortBy,
    index,
    emptyFirst,
    takeTop,
    takeBottom,
    categories (description see below),
    base ...
}
category date {
    value,
    label,
    format,
    breakdownBy,
    start,
    end,
    sortOrder,
    sortBy,
    index,
    emptyFirst,
    takeTop,
    takeBottom,
    base ...
}
category overlappingDate {
    value,
    label,
    format,
    breakdownBy,
    start,
    end,
    startShift,
    endShift,
    sortOrder,
    sortBy,
    index,
    emptyFirst,
    takeTop,
    takeBottom,
    base ...
}

For details about categories property refer to Masking.

For details of the properties and settings, refer to widget chart in the CDL Reference Guide.