How do I show all sections or subsections in one bar chart, and exclude one?

A bar chart can display every section, or every subsection within a section, as a separate bar in a single chart. You can build the chart as a vertical bar chart or a horizontal bar chart. Horizontal charts give more room for longer section labels.

Showing all sections or subsections

Use a multi bar chart merge string and set the display level to all sections or all subsections:

• All sections (vertical): {BarMulti[SectionNo=All]}
• All sections (horizontal): {BarHorizontal[SectionNo=All]}
• All subsections within a section (vertical): {BarMulti[SectionNo=n SubSectionNo=All]}
• All subsections within a section (horizontal): {BarHorizontal[SectionNo=n SubSectionNo=All]}

Replace n with the section number. When building the chart in the Merge Manager, this is equivalent to choosing Show = Sections (or Subsections) and Section = All Sections.

Only scored sections and subsections appear

A bar chart only includes sections and subsections that contribute a score. This is by design:

• A section or subsection with no scoring questions does not appear. For example, a Welcome page or an instructions-only section is not shown.
• A subsection with the Subsection not included in scoring checkbox ticked is excluded, along with its benchmark.
• A section is dropped entirely when all of its subsections are non-scoring.
• A scored question with its maximum points set to zero contributes nothing, so a section in which every question has a maximum of zero also disappears.

If a section you expected is missing from the chart, confirm that it contains at least one question with a maximum score above zero.

Excluding a specific section or subsection

To remove a scored section or subsection that would otherwise appear, add the Exclude parameter to the merge string:

• Exclude one section: Exclude=S1 (excludes Section 1)
• Exclude one subsection: Exclude=SS1 (excludes Subsection 1)
• Exclude multiple sections: Exclude=S1,S5 (excludes Section 1 and Section 5)

For example, to show every section except the first in a vertical bar chart:

{BarMulti[SectionNo=All Exclude=S1]}

The Exclude parameter applies to sections and subsections only.

For full details, see Multi Vertical Bar Charts, Multi Horizontal Bar Charts, and Managing Assessment Subsections.