# X axis issues in category type charts

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/x-axis-issues-in-category-type-charts/32795>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [March 4, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/x-axis-issues-in-category-type-charts/32795 "2020-03-04T06:59:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnmichael.savio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@johnmichael.savio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johnmichael.savio)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/x-axis-issues-in-category-type-charts/32795/1 "2020-03-04T06:59:25Z")

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Hi,

When using a Vision chart component to plot an XY, where X axis is part numbers and Y axis is Temperature, The coordinate plots are not aligning properly. For example: There are three repetitive part numbers that have three different temperatures, if there are repetitive part numbers in X axis it displays only one.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/8/8e1e5ea0630c6f85a44e25e11e5186ada9143750.png)

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/387a05d69603b87fb47cad747e3eacfc0006ef0f.png)

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/x-axis-issues-in-category-type-charts/32795/2 "2020-03-04T12:15:36Z")

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An XY chart is a graph–X and Y are both coordinates. You might try a category chart.

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**Author:** ![johnmichael.savio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@johnmichael.savio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/johnmichael.savio)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/x-axis-issues-in-category-type-charts/32795/3 "2020-03-04T12:38:52Z")

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Yes, the chart is configured as a category type chart. however, it does not display the repetitive values in x axis… if I have three values ( 300, 300 and 300) only one of that value shows up in x axis…

Also, I would like to pose a different question here, is it possible to differentiate the background color of the chart according to specified ranges? example below.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/4/416c85387f2d7b8bc79cdda5c2a79d2ab79a3017.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/x-axis-issues-in-category-type-charts/32795/4 "2020-03-04T13:37:05Z")

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What about making the bins as separate datasets? use a pour number or timestamp to differentiate on the X-axis.