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Hi,
I'm trying to create a bar chart with 2 dimensions (expense type and year) and 2 measures (actual cost and budget cost).
My goal is to display separate bars for actual cost and budget for each selected year for every expense type.
The standard chart doesn't support using 2 dimensions and 2 measures.
Is there any trick I can use to achieve this?
Thanks.
Generally, the workaround is to concatenate your dimensions into a single dimension, e.g. 2022-Type1, 2022-Type2, 2023-Type1, etc.
Same concept is mentioned here, though not explained in full, and in several other threads:
But generally you want a calculated dimension that is just =Dim1 & ' - ' & Dim2. Note that you may need to use Aggr() depending on the scope.
In your scenario, it looks like you may want to flip around the measure/legend pairing and go with Year & Budget or Year & Actual, with a single measure that checks which kind it is and sums the appropriate field. You can then use the second (legend) dimension for Expense Type.
Hi may be this
Use a drill-down or trellis chart
You can use:
Expense Type as the main dimension
Year as a drill-down dimension
Actual and Budget as measures.
Or
Use combo chart
Or
If possible, transform your data from:
Expense Type
Year
Actual
Budget
Travel
2025
100
120
Travel
2026
110
130
into:
Expense Type
Year
Cost Type
Amount
Travel
2025
Actual
100
Travel
2025
Budget
120
Travel
2026
Actual
110
Travel
2026
Budget
130
Then use:
Dimension 1: Expense Type
Dimension 2: Year
Measure: Sum(Amount)
Color by: Cost Type