Applying Depth to Charts

How to:

The depth property applies a 2.5D depth effect to bar charts, line charts, area charts, pie charts, and any 'bar-like' chart.

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Syntax: How to Apply Depth to Charts
depth: number

where:

depth: number

Is a number from 0 to 100 that specifies the amount of depth as a percent of the available space to apply to risers and the chart frame. Use zero or undefined for no 2.5D depth effect. The default value is undefined.
Example: Applying Depth to a Chart

The following request generates a vertical bar chart with a depth property of 25:

GRAPH FILE WFLITE
SUM COGS_US GROSS_PROFIT_US REVENUE_US DISCOUNT_US
ACROSS PRODUCT_CATEGORY
ON GRAPH HOLD FORMAT JSCHART
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH VBAR
ON GRAPH SET STYLE *
INCLUDE=ENDEFLT,$
*GRAPH_JS
  depth: 25,   
*END
ENDSTYLE
END

On the output, the chart has been drawn with 2.5D affect:

Changing the depth value to 50 draws the chart with a deeper 2.5D affect:

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