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Stacked bar chart bar colors not sorted in the same order as the legend

Troubleshooting


Problem

Stacked bar chart bar colors not sorted in the same order as the legend.  Following image shows 'Personal Accessories' at the beginning for 2010, where you would expect it to show after 'Golf Equipment' as in the bar for 2011.
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Cause

This is a product limitation.  Positive and negative values in a stacked chart are treated differently.  The chart groups the negative values and groups the positive values and then draws each one separately.

Diagnosing The Problem

When hovering over 'Personal Accessories', you can see that it is a negative value.
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This can also be seen by displaying the x-axis values.
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Resolving The Problem

Current functionality of the stacked bar chart.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 May 2022

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ibm16587977