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# Parallel Coordinates Charts

Use a parallel coordinates chart when you have multiple measures and a single grouping. Parallel coordinate charts are useful for displaying how data elements in a grouping stack up against each other.

## Create a Parallel Coordinates Chart

If you're trying to spot outliers or patterns based on related metric factors, parallel coordinates charts can help tease them out.

For example, you have product pricing data but you aren't sure why some higher-volume products are more profitable than others.

1. In the lens, click ![Chart Mode button](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_chart_mode_button.png) and then select the **Parallel Coordinates** chart type.
2. In the Node Measures field, add the measures you're interested in.
    
    To compare product pricing, add average unit cost, discount, shipping cost, and profit.
3. In the Lines field, add the dimension that you’d like to group the data by. Each group gets its own line. For example, select **Product Name**.
    
    The parallel coordinates chart shows that higher discounts aren't adding up to higher profits.
    
    ![Analytics parallel coordinates chart](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/wave_charts_parallel_coords_prod_profit.png)
4. To change the chart display, click ![Formatting button](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_button_formatting.png) and set the chart properties in the Formatting panel. For example, indicate whether to show every measure title in the chart.