# 3 Ad-hoc graphs

#### Overview

While a [simple graph](simple) is great for accessing data of one item
and [custom graphs](custom) offer customisation options, none of the two
allow to quickly create a comparison graph for multiple items with
little effort and no maintenance.

To address this issue, since Zabbix 2.4 it is possible to create ad-hoc
graphs for several items in a very quick way.

#### Configuration

To create an ad-hoc graph, do the following:

-   Go to *Monitoring* → *Latest data*
-   Use filter to display items that you want
-   Mark checkboxes of the items you want to graph
-   Click on *Display stacked graph* or *Display graph* buttons

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/config/visualisation/ad_hoc_graphs.png){width="600"}

Your graph is created instantly:

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/config/visualisation/ad_hoc_graph.png)

Note that to avoid displaying too many lines in the graph, only the
average value for each item is displayed (min/max value lines are not
displayed). Triggers and trigger information is not displayed in the
graph.

In the created graph window you have the time period selector available
and the possibility to switch from the "normal" line graph to a stacked
one (and back).

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/config/visualisation/ad_hoc_graph2.png)