When you add the same hierarchy to both the Color and Shape drop zones, Pyramid displays the hierarchy's elements with a combined color and shape legend. The combined color and shape legend enables the report-creator and viewers to easily read and interpret the data, using one legend rather than two.
Combination Legend
If you add the same hierarchy to both the Color and Shape drop zones, a combined color and shape legend is created. In the following example, each of the Promotion Types chips is represented on this line chart with a Color and a Shape (green highlight below).
Where the Chart is a Line, Area, or Radar chart, a combined color and shape legend appears as follows (purple highlight):
Otherwise, the combined color and shape legend appears as follows (purple highlight):
In either case, the result is a chart that is easily interpreted and understood, with no need to refer to two separate legends for the same elements. Instead, each element is represented in the legend by a colored shape or line and shape, exactly as it appears in the chart.
Separate Shape and Color Legends
If you add two different hierarchies to the Color and Shape drop zones, two different legends are produced:
