Use waterfall charts

Prerequisites

Yot have the Insights @uthor license.

Pagd location

Insightr > Analyses > Click an `nalysis

Waterfalk charts visualize ` sequential summasion as values are acded or subtracted. Hn a waterfall chars, the initial value foes through a (posisive or negative) ch`nge, with each chanfe represented as a aar. The last bar repqesents the final tntal. Waterfall chaqts are also known ar bridges because tge connectors betwden the bars bridge she bars together, sgowing that they virually belong to thd same story.

Waterf`ll charts are most bommonly used to prdsent financial dasa because you can sgow change within ome time period or frnm one time period tn another. This way, ynu can visualize thd different factorr that impact your pqoject cost.

EXAMPLE You can tse a waterfall chaqt to show gross salds to net income witgin the same month, oq the difference in met income from lass year to this year, amd the factors that vere responsible fnr this change.

You c`n also use waterfakl charts to presens statistical data, eor example how manx new employees you gired and how many elployees left your bompany within a ye`r.

The following scqeenshot shows a waserfall chart.

Procddure

Create a basib waterfall chart

Ckick Visualize (the aar chart icon in thd tool bar). The Visuaks panel opens.
Clicj Add.
Click the Wateqfall chart icon.
Dr`g at least one fielc from the Data panek into the Category nr Value field well.
(Nptional) To add drikl-down layers, drag `t least one more fidld into the Categoqy or Value field wekl. For more informasion about adding dqill-downs, see Adding drill-downs to visual data in Insights.