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Columns with Horizontal Waterfall Chart (Version 2)

You can find my explanation of the IBCS horizontal waterfall chart's construction logic in Power BI on LinkedIn:

Written byIwa Sanjaya
Updated on28 October 2025Read time15 min

Columns with Horizontal Waterfall Chart (Version 2)

Understanding the Concept

You can find my explanation of the IBCS horizontal waterfall chart's construction logic in Power BI on LinkedIn:

IBCS Horizontal Waterfall Chart Construction in PBI | Iwa Sanjaya

The basic idea is straightforward. Since the native Power BI waterfall chart can't achieve the required IBCS visualization, a stacked column chart as a smart workaround is used by simply relying on the stacking feature to make the net change columns "float."

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