Ensure you are on a dashboard (not created from a template).
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Click the menu located in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Select 'Add Visualization' -> 'Create new gadget.'

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In the 'Create new gadget' window, select 'Stacked Bar' as the gadget type.

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Enter a name for the Stacked Bar chart gadget.
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Select the desired direction (horizontal / vertical) based on whether you prefer the bars to be vertically or horizontally.

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Click 'Add Metric' to select a metric from the list of pre-defined metrics
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Alternatively, you can create a new metric specifically for this gadget by clicking on 'Create Single-use Metric.'
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Set dimension A to the field you wish to view the metric composition.
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Set dimension B to 'date' to visualize the data over time.
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In the provided example, we are visualizing the number of loads over time by on time performance.
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Set the default date range for your Stacked Bar chart using the date picker.
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If you want to set up a report to drill down to from this gadget, select a report from the dropdown located in the top-right corner.
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Once you've configured the default date scope, run time filters & scope filters, click 'Save'.
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The Stacked Bar chart gadget will be added to the bottom of your dashboard. Scroll down if needed to re-position and resize the gadget as required.
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Create a bar chart

Create a horizontal bar chart

Create a time series chart