The stacked area chart is available as an alternative to the multi row line chart. This chart allows you to compare statistical relationships more swiftly as the areas between the lines are colored in.

 

Figure 6.15: Stacked area chart

Proceed as follows in the Sample Application

1.  Select the "Customers > Orders > Order Details" table as the data source.

2.  Select Area > Stacked as the chart type

3.  First specify the coordinate value for the category axis. Select the "CategoryName" field via the formula wizard.

4.  Specify the coordinate values for the series axis. In the Sample Application, the order year is not supplied directly as a field, so you must calculate it using the "Year$(Orders.OrderDate)" formula.

5.  Specify the coordinate values for the value axis (z-axis), i.e. calculate the turnover with the "Sum(Order_Details.Quantity * Order_Details.UnitPrice)" formula.