Being able to drilldown from higher level data to more granular detail is a very important feature in Dashboard Design. We want to be able to retrieve high level and granular level data easily without hunting for it. Using drilldowns, users can easily navigate through the different levels of data.
Insert two charts onto the canvas (Parent = Column Chart; Child = Line Chart). Data from the child chart is driven from the parent chart.
In our example, the parent chart contains Regional Sales information. The child chart contains a drilldown of a monthly trend.
Turn on drilldown capability from the parent chart by clicking on the Drill Down icon and click on the Enable Drill Down check box.
Select the Insertion Type that you will use for the drilldown bars. In our case, we will drill down based on type Row...