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Darrin
Helper I
Helper I

Area graph -Power BI 101

What do I need to do in Power BI to show this table as an area graph with an X axis of date and Y axis of value, with each of the categories stacked in value.  I want to be able to show total and drill down into each category if necessary.

 

Darrin

 

 

Category01-Jan-2201-Feb-22########01-Apr-2201-May-2201-Jun-2201-Jul-2201-Aug-2201-Sep-2201-Oct-2201-Nov-2201-Dec-2201-Jan-2301-Feb-2301-Mar-2301-Apr-2301-May-23
Cat 1£500,000£569,722£81,776£113,583£115,506£153,297£153,297£170,743£242,794£230,740£198,933£198,933£181,487£111,765£111,765£111,765£1,923
Cat 2£0£0£0£381,738£524,656£224,656£224,656£189,151£189,151£81,738£81,738£81,738£0£0£0£0£0
Cat 3£0£0£0£0£0£103,691£103,691£103,691£103,691£103,691£103,691£103,691£103,691£0£0£0£0
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lbendlin
Super User
Super User

This is straightforward once you have brought your data into a usable format (by unpivoting the date columns)

 

lbendlin_1-1669398126534.png

see attached.

Thats brilliant thanks!

Is it possible to manage more complex scenarios. For example if I had multiple projects in each category all with theire on row and calendarised costs):

 

Project 1, Cat 1....

Project 2 Cat 1...

Project 3 Cat 2...

Project 4 Cat 3...

Project 5 Cat 1...

....

....

 

And also is it possible to deal with the even more complex scenario of:

 

Project 1 Cat 1 High ....

Project 2 Cat 1 Low ...

Project 3 Cat 2 Current ...

 

etc?

 

 

Sorry for asking!!!

 

Darrin

 

 

 

 

Please provide sanitized sample data that fully covers your issue.
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.

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