# multiplotnode properties #

![Multiplot node icon](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsd/nodes/scripting_guide/clementine/images/multiplotnodeicon.png)The Multiplot node creates a plot that displays multiple `Y` fields over a single `X` field\. The `Y` fields are plotted as colored lines; each is equivalent to a Plot node with Style set to  Line and X Mode set to  Sort\. Multiplots are useful when you want to explore the fluctuation of several variables over time\.

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multiplotnode properties  

Table 1\. multiplotnode properties

| `multiplotnode` properties | Data type                       | Property description                                                   |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `x_field`                  | *field*                         |                                                                        |
| `y_fields`                 | *list*                          |                                                                        |
| `panel_field`              | *field*                         |                                                                        |
| `animation_field`          | *field*                         |                                                                        |
| `normalize`                | *flag*                          |                                                                        |
| `use_overlay_expr`         | *flag*                          |                                                                        |
| `overlay_expression`       | *string*                        |                                                                        |
| `records_limit`            | *number*                        |                                                                        |
| `if_over_limit`            | `PlotBins``PlotSample``PlotAll` |                                                                        |
| `x_label_auto`             | *flag*                          |                                                                        |
| `x_label`                  | *string*                        |                                                                        |
| `y_label_auto`             | *flag*                          |                                                                        |
| `y_label`                  | *string*                        |                                                                        |
| `use_grid`                 | *flag*                          |                                                                        |
| `graph_background`         | *color*                         | Standard graph colors are described at the beginning of this section\. |
| `page_background`          | *color*                         | Standard graph colors are described at the beginning of this section\. |

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