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Bridge guide
How you got from one number to the next.
Fields
| Field well | What to put in it |
|---|---|
| Category | The steps, such as Price, Volume, Mix, FX and Churn. If the first row is the opening total, it is drawn as the start bar. |
| Values | The amount of each step. Increases are positive, decreases negative. With no category, drop several measures here instead (Pro): the first is the start and each of the others is a step. |
| Target (Pro) | The number the end total is compared with, such as budget. |
Set it up
- Add Bridge to the report page (see Install the visuals) and drag in the fields above.
- Switch “First bar is the start total” off for a bridge that starts at zero, such as a P&L.
- In Format › Layout, name the end total (“Revenue 2026”), list any subtotals by name (“Gross profit, EBITDA”) and pick the sort order of the steps.
- In Labels, show the steps as values or as a percent of the start. If there are more steps than fit, the smallest are added up into “Other (n)”, so the totals stay right.
In the report
- Hover a bar for its change, its share of the start and the running total after it.
- Click a step to filter the rest of the report, Ctrl+click for several, right-click for the context menu.
- A percent measure shows its steps in percentage points (“−0.8 pp”).
- Highlight the biggest change, rise or fall: those labels stay bold and the others turn grey.
- Light or dark background, high-contrast mode, and your own rise, fall and total colours.
- Tab into the chart, move with the arrow keys, Enter to select, Escape to clear. Screen readers hear each step.
- The format pane and messages are in English and Norwegian.
Pro features
- Measures only: a bridge from separate measures, no category table needed
- Target gap: the end total against a target, with the gap filled in
- Horizontal bars, for long step names and P&L-style bridges
Pro features need a licence key for Bridge or Everything, or a 14-day trial key. Without a valid key, measures are shown as plain columns, the target is left out and bars are drawn as columns, with a short notice above the chart and a “Try Pro free” button. Everything else keeps working. See Add your licence key.
Something not right?
Check Questions and answers, or write to support@getgrafpoint.com saying which visual and where the report runs (Desktop, the Power BI service or Report Server), with a screenshot made with sample data.