Hi Heather,
I am not sure if my answer is what you are after, but you could possibly create a calculated metric for the report as the base (or overlay) value you are trying to plot. These will give you a bit of flexibility in how you want to represent the numbers.
Ping me directly if you wanted me to help give some options there - mark.johnson1@origin.com.au.
Cheers Mark
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