Using a vertical stacked bar chart dashboard component in Salesforce is a powerful feature that allows users to display and compare data in a user-friendly and customizable way. Essentially, vertical stacked bar charts are dynamic graphs that can be customized to display data from any object or related objects in a single view.
In Salesforce, dashboards are used to display important data in a visual format. Vertical stacked bar chart components can be added to dashboards to display data in a way that is easy to view and analyze. For example, this component might display sales by region, with each bar representing a different region and the height of the bar representing the amount of sales.
The benefits of using a vertical stacked bar chart dashboard component in Salesforce are numerous. First, vertical stacked bar charts provide a user-friendly way to view and compare data, allowing users to easily identify trends and patterns in data. Second, vertical stacked bar charts can be customized to match the specific needs of the user or team, allowing them to display only the information that is relevant to their workflow and processes. Third, vertical stacked bar chart dashboard components are highly dynamic, allowing users to easily add, remove, or modify data columns as needed.
Youtube Video
With that being said, I want to mention we have a video on how to create a vertical stacked bar chart component. This is on the Salesforce Emily youtube channel.
The tutorial is embedded, keep scrolling to see the step-by-step tutorial!
Step by Step Tutorial
First you will need to navigate to dashboards.
To do this either click on the dashboards tab or search for it in the app launcher.
Then select the dashboard you wish to create this new component for.
Once in the dashboard click edit.
Then click ‘+ component’.
This will take you to choose a source report.
Note the source report must have at least one grouping to allow this component type.
Then choose the component that is fourth from the begining.
Change any properties to the component to make it how you had envisioned.
Click save and verify that this component is exactly what you needed!
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