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Balance Bar Chart

Shows the balances of an account's sub-accounts as a horizontal bar chart. Useful when you want to compare how much each sub-account holds side by side.

Example

Example Use Cases​

  • Compare how your savings or investment sub-accounts stack up against each other
  • See which expense categories have the largest balances for a period
  • Check the mix of asset sub-accounts under a parent account at a glance

Settings​

  • Account - Chooses the parent account whose sub-account balances appear in the chart.
  • Use global commodity - When on, the chart uses the commodity set for the page. When off, you pick a commodity for this widget.
    • Commodity - The commodity used to express balances. Shown only when Use global commodity is off.
  • Include historical data - When on, shows historical balances by including postings from before the report start date. When off, shows only the change during the selected period.
  • Use global date - When on, the chart follows the date set for the page. When off, you can set a date for this widget.
    • Date - The date used for the chart. Shown only when Use global date is off.
  • Filter balances by sign - Limits which sub-account balances appear: only positive, only negative, or both.
  • Filter by description - Limits the chart to postings whose description matches the text you enter.
  • Filter by tags - Limits the chart to postings that match the selected tags.
  • Advanced expression - An optional hledger advanced expression for more precise control over which postings are included.
  • Pricing - Controls how amounts are converted when pricing is needed.
    • Price Evaluation Time - Chooses when market prices are applied for conversion.
    • Infer market prices - When on, missing prices may be inferred from other available price information.
  • Chart - Options that change how the bar chart looks and behaves.
    • Show label - Shows the balance value on each bar.
    • Show label on hover - Shows the balance value on a bar when you move the pointer over it.
    • Show tooltip - Shows a tooltip with more detail when you hover a bar.
    • Auto scale to fit - Adjusts the value axis so the bars fit the available space.
    • Color palette - Shifts which colors are used for the bars.