Incompatible Graph Elements

Some graph elements can be layered in an overlay with one graph element superimposed on another. Other graph elements, however, are incompatible. They cannot be layered in the same cell. The following table shows which graph elements cannot be layered in the same cell.

Note: Pie charts and treemaps are not compatible with any other graph elements. They are not listed in the table.

Graph Element Type Incompatibility
Graph Element	Not Compatible
Band plot	Bar chart, horizontal Schedule chart
Bar chart, horizontal	Band plot Bar chart, vertical Line chart Needle plot Schedule chart Vector plot Waterfall chart
Bar chart, vertical	Bar chart, horizontal Schedule chart Vector plot
Bubble plot	(Compatible with all graph elements except pie charts and treemaps)
Line chart	Bar chart, horizontal Schedule chart Vector plot
Needle plot	Bar chart, horizontal Schedule chart
Scatter plot	(Compatible with all graph elements except pie charts and treemaps)
Schedule chart	Band plot Bar chart, horizontal Bar chart, vertical Line chart Needle plot Step plot Time series plot Vector plot Waterfall chart
Series plot	(Compatible with all graph elements except pie charts and treemaps)
Step plot	Schedule chart
Time series plot	Schedule chart
Vector plot	Bar chart, horizontal Bar chart, vertical Line chart Schedule chart Waterfall chart
Waterfall chart1	Bar chart, horizontal Schedule chart Vector plot Waterfall chart
1The waterfall chart requires the X axis to have a shared role to avoid unpredictable results.

Last updated: January 8, 2019