A bullet chart is a variation of a bar graph originally developed by Stephen Few and adapted by SAP Fiori in order to fulfill additional requirements. Much like the traditional thermometer charts and progress bars found in many dashboards, the bullet chart serves as a replacement for dashboard gauges and meters.

The bullet chart features a single, primary measure (for example, current year-to-date revenue). It compares that measure to one or more other measures to enrich its meaning (for example, compared to a target), and displays it in the context of qualitative ranges of performance, such as poor, satisfactory, and good.

The actual value is shown as a horizontal bar, the target value as a vertical line (marker), and the thresholds as indicators below the bar. The actual value and target value can have a label.

Only semantic colors (good, critical, bad, neutral) can be used for the actual value.

The forecast is shown as a bar with a lighter tint of the same color as the actual value in the background.

Based on the data points you want to show, choose one of the following visualizations:

• Actual value vs. target value.
• Actual value vs. target value with forecast.
• The delta between the actual value and the target value. For this option, the delta is shown as a bar starting or ending at the target marker.

Usage

The bullet micro chart can be embedded into a table, list, tile, and header.

Responsiveness

See the micro chart overview article.

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