# @category

## Quick Reference

```sql
-- @category: Month
```

## Valid Values

`One Of`

Must be a column name from the result set

## Full Example

```sql
-- @chart: Line
-- @title: Line - Sales by Month
-- @subtitle: An example line chart showing sales by month
-- @category: Month
-- @formats: currency
SELECT
	TRUNC(date_closed, 'MONTH') as Month,
	sum(amount) as Sales
FROM sales
GROUP BY TRUNC(date_closed, 'MONTH')
ORDER BY TRUNC(date_closed, 'MONTH') ASC
```

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<summary>Sample Data</summary>

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## Use Cases

When you do not want the @category columns auto-detected, you specify @category to pick the particular columns that you want used on the main axis.


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