Set Axis Ranges Manually or Dynamically

You can manually or dynamically change the axis range of a chart in SAP Analytics Cloud.

About Chart Axis Ranges

By default, charts include the zero axis even if there are no values close to zero. This can leave a lot of white space in your chart.

To minimize whitespace, you can manually set ranges for your values, or you can let the system dynamically set the minimum and maximum values.

Example

The bubble chart Y and X axis intersect at 0, but your data starts at 50 million on one axis and 0.05 million on the other. Even with scaling, there is still some unused space near the intersection. By changing the axis minimum value, you can eliminate more of that empty space.

You can set the axis range for multiple chart types.

Manually or Dynamically Set Axis Ranges
Depending on the chart type, its axis range can be set either manually or dynamically.
Manual or Dynamic	Chart Type
Manual only	Bar/Column Stacked Area Stacked Bar/Column Waterfall Box Plot
Manual or dynamic	Combination Stacked Column & Line Combination Column & Line Line Bubble Scatterplot

How to Manually Set the Axis Range

Choose your chart.
Choose (More Actions) Edit Axis.
Enter your minimum and maximum values.
Choose Apply.

Tip

To reset the chart back to the default axis values, in the Edit Axis dialog, for each axis select (Reset to auto).

How to Dynamically Set the Axis Range

Choose your chart.
Choose (More Actions) Edit Axis.
Find the toggle for Dynamically Set Min/Max and set it to On.

If your chart has more than one min/max toggle available, set the toggle for each axis.
Choose Apply.