Chart Types

This topic describes the types of charts available in the system and the situations in which they can be used. The type of a chart is selected in the second step of the wizard for creating charts. For details on creating charts, see Chapter 9: Dashboard -> How to Create a Chart and How to Create a Custom Chart.

Each type of chart best illustrates a certain kind of information. For example, bar charts are used to compare quantities, pie charts to measure percentages, and so on. The table below lists all of the chart types available in the system.

Types

Names

Pie

Four types of pie charts are available:

• Pie

• Doughnut

• 3D Pie

• 3D Doughnut

Bar

Six types of bar charts are available:

• Bar

• Stacked Bars

• Full Stacked Bars

• 3D Bar

• 3D Stacked Bars

• 3D Full Stacked Bars

Area

Six types of area charts are available:

• Area

• Stacked Area

• Full Stacked Area

• 3D Area

• 3D Stacked Area

• 3D Full Stacked Area

Line

Four types of line charts are available:

• Line

• Curved Line

• 3D Line

• 3D Curved Line

Other

Four other types of charts are available:

• Radar Scatterplot

• Radar Line

• Radar Area

• Scatterplot

The chart types that can be used in chart depend on the indicator selected for it (except in the case of custom charts, which do not use indicators). The table below illustrates which chart types can be used in risk, vulnerability, compliance, and Workflow charts, depending on the indicator used.

Types	Indicator	Available Chart Types
Risk
	Control Index	Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line
	Controlled PSR	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Gap Index	Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line
	Identified PSR	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Non-Applicable PSR	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Number of Implemented Controls	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Number of Non-Applicable Controls	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Number of Non-Implemented Controls	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Risk Index	Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line
	Security Index	Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line
Vulnerabilities
	Number of Vulnerabilities	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Risk Score	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
Compliance
	Compliance Index	Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
	Number of Objects	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line Radar Line Radar Area
Workflow
	Number of Events	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line

For custom charts, the chart types accepted vary according to the type of SQL query selected, as detailed in the table below.

Type of SQL Query	Available Chart Types
Default	Pie 3D Pie Doughnut 3D Doughnut Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line
With identifier	Pie Doughnut Bar Line
With time	Bar 3D Bar Line 3D Line
With three values	Stacked Bars 3D Stacked Bars Full Stacked Bars 3D Full Stacked Bars Scatterplot
With three values and an identifier	Stacked Bars Full Stacked Bars Scatterplot