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Pie
Composition · Simple share of total (≤6 slices)
Added from Insert on the editor’s rail; configure it in Card settings, in its Data and Format tabs.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”Share of a whole when there are only a few parts. Beyond ~6 slices, angles stop being comparable — switch to a bar or treemap.
Field wells
Section titled “Field wells”| Well | Accepts | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Category | dimension | |
| Value | measure | |
| Color | dimension |
Click a field in the Fields list, or drop it on the chart, and it goes to the well that fits it — see where a field goes. To choose the well yourself, drop the field on it or use its + Add field.
Measure wells carry a quick-calc dropdown (running total, YoY %, % of total, …); SquareX measures are listed with the fields, under Measures.
Format options that matter here
Section titled “Format options that matter here”- data labels with percentages
- Top N with “Others”
The full panel is described in Charts & formatting.
- If readers must compare slice sizes precisely, a Bar does it better.