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title: "Scenario Basic Chart"
slug: "scenario-basic-chart"
description: "Create a scenario basic chart."
updated: 2025-10-09T20:57:48Z
published: 2025-10-09T20:57:48Z
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# Scenario Basic Chart

Displays data related to the scenario planner or capacity planning.

## Design a scenario basic chart

1. [Create a report](/v1/docs/create-a-report).
2. In the chart designer, select **Scenario Basic Chart** from the right menu.
3. In the **Chart Title**field, type a unique name for the chart.

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> If you don’t provide a name, the chart will populate a name based on selected dimensions and measures.
4. Configure the following fields:

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> Some entities require additional configuration when you drop them in the **Dimensions**or **Measures**field. If additional configurations are required, select the appropriate options and click **Confirm**.

****Dimension****

Dimensions define the x-axis of a chart.

  1. From the **Entities**menu on the left, search for a dimension.
  2. Drag and drop the dimension to the **Dimension**field.

****X Axis Caption**(optional)**

The label that displays for the x-axis data.

  1. Type a descriptive caption for the x-axis data.

****Y Axis Caption**(optional)**

The label that displays for the primary y-axis data on left of the chart.

  1. Type a descriptive caption for the y-axis data.

****Y(S) Axis Caption**(optional)**

The label that displays for the secondary y-axis data on the right of the chart.

  1. Type a descriptive caption for the secondary y-axis data.

****Limit**(default is 1000)**

Change the range of data that displays for the report.

  1. Type the range of data you want to display on the report.

****Measures****

Measures define the y-axis of a chart that a dimension is plotted against.

  1. From the **Entities**menu on the left, search for measures.
  2. Drag and drop measures to the **Measures**field.
  3. Optional. [Customize the measures](/v1/docs/customize-measures-for-a-report).

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> You can plot a single dimension against a maximum of five measures.

****Timeline****

Period of time you want to view the data against.

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> Only required if you select a time period type dimension, such as `date(fiscal)`.

  1. From the **Entities**menu on the left, search for time based measures.
  2. Drag and drop measures to the **Timeline**field.
5. Click **Plot**.