A pie chart shows each category as a slice of one whole. The bigger the slice, the larger its share. The whole pie is 100 percent, so a slice is read as a share, not as a count.

Here is the test: do you want to show how one total splits into parts, with a few parts? If yes, Pie is the type. If you want the same shares as a ring with a hole, see Donut Chart. If exact values must be compared side by side, see Bar Chart or Column Chart.

Example: a Vendor Management solution with a Vendors table. The Security lead builds a Chart view called Vendors by tier. The pie has three slices, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3, and each slice is the share of vendors in that tier.

Vendors by tier as a pie chart: three slices with data labels, the Chart Settings sidebar open at the left, the legend at the right.

Create a Chart view and the Chart Settings sidebar opens at the left of the chart. On an existing view, select Chart Settings in the toolbar to open it. The dropdown at the top of the sidebar lists the chart types in six groups: Bar, Bubble, Column, Heatmap, Line and Pie. A new Chart view starts as Bar Chart; open the dropdown and select Pie Chart in the Pie group, which holds Donut Chart and Pie Chart. The chart redraws as you change a setting.

The chart type dropdown open, with Pie Chart selected in the Pie group.

The sidebar holds the settings below in this order. A pie chart has fewer settings than a bar or column chart: there is no Sort by Values and no Benchmark Line.

Values decide what the slices measure. Each row has a field dropdown with a search box and a function dropdown. A new view starts with the table's first field after the title and Count, which counts records. A numeric field such as Number or Currency starts on Sum, and its list offers Min, Max and Avg. Select ADD NEW to add a second value; it starts on the next field in the table, so change it. The trash icon removes a row.

With one value, each slice is one value of that field. A Single Select with Count draws one slice per choice present in the data, and the legend lists them in the order the slices are drawn. For Vendors by tier, the one value is Vendor Tier with Count, so each tier is a slice.

With one value, Group By works as on any chart. Select Field lists the table's fields, and the slices become the groups. The legend lists them in the field's option order, and the tooltip reads the group and its count, such as "Tier 1 | 4". With two or more values the row locks. It grays with a lock icon, a crossed-eye icon appears beside the label, the chosen field stays in the box but is ignored, and each value becomes a slice. Delete the extra values and the grouping returns.

A Chart Total shows one number as a card above the legend: the word Total, the field name and the value. Select Field lists the table's numeric fields, Formula fields included, and the function starts on Sum with Min, Max and Avg in the list. Once a field is set, ADD NEW appears under the row. A chart carries up to five totals, and the same field can be used twice. The trash icon removes a row; on the last row the x in the field box clears it instead. For the example, a Sum of Annual Contract Value shows the total spend.

A Dynamic Filter adds a one-click filter to the chart itself. Its info tooltip reads "Set filters that can dynamically adjust chart's content with a single click." Select Field lists date, member, select and status fields. With Control Owner chosen, a reader switches the pie between owners without opening the Filter panel.

Two checkboxes, both off to start: Include empty values and Show Data Labels. Include empty values adds a slice for the records with no value; without it they are left out. Show Data Labels writes each slice's value on the chart. A pie has no value axis, so there is no axis formatting button.

Vendors by tier with Show Data Labels checked, each slice carrying its count.

Who can create a Chart view, change its settings and save them is the same for every chart type. See Chart View for public and private views, autosave and locked views.

Hover over a slice and a card shows its name and value, such as "Tier 1 | 4". The legend at the right lists one entry per slice with its color dot; hover over an entry to see its total. Drag an entry to change the order of the slices. Hover over an entry and select the x at its right to hide that slice; the dot turns hollow and the name grays. Hover over the entry again and select the + to show it. Select the color dot to pick one of 30 swatches for that slice. Both changes are saved with the view. See Interactive Legends in Charts.

Select a slice to open the records behind it in a drill-in window over the chart. The window has a title, an Export button with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and CSV, and an x. Under them sit a toolbar with Fields to Display, Sort, Group, Spotlight, Row Size and Find, then a grid with the record count at the bottom. See Edit records in a drill-in grid.

The same chart goes on a dashboard as a Chart widget. In Edit mode, select Add Widget, then the Chart card. Name the widget, pick the solution and table, and set the chart as above. See Chart widget.

Open the dropdown at the top of Chart Settings and pick another type. The settings that the new type uses stay in place; the ones it lacks disappear from the sidebar. Switching from Pie Chart to Donut Chart keeps everything and opens a hole in the center. Switching to Bar Chart or Column Chart keeps the values and the Group By and brings back Benchmark Line.

Last verified 30 Oct 2026.