About Mosaic Charts

A mosaic chart is a rectangular array of tiles. The size of each tile is determined by the value of a specified dimension. They are useful for showing MultiTab data, especially relative magnitude values.

Mosaic chart comparing total charges for hospital patients.

Mosaic chart options

When you create a mosaic chart, you specify:

  • A horizontal X dimension
  • A vertical Y dimension
  • A numeric value column

Optionally, you can specify vertical or horizontal alignment for the chart, as well as a time range.

Legend settings include customized colors.

Reading a mosaic chart

Placing a pointer on a tile opens a tooltip that shows the details about the data.

Mosaic chart details.

See also Chart Portlet Options.