TABLE WITH BARS

table rows with an inline magnitude bar and a signed delta column. Needs: categories with one exact value each, plus a change vs a prior period.

rankinglookup

DL-01 AGRAW

Use when

readers need exact values AND instant rank perception
weekly lists where the change column carries the action

Do not use when

more than 10 rows (paginate or aggregate)
no exact-value need (CH-RNK-01)

See instead

no delta column is needed: CH-RNK-01

Alternatives

CH-RNK-01 (bar alone when exact lookup is secondary)
CH-TAB-03 (KPI table, planned)

Rules

rows sorted descending by value
deltas signed and colored by sign, zero stays neutral ink
hairline rules between rows, no zebra fills
one highlight maximum

Never do this

zebra striping
unsorted rows
sparklines squeezed into cells
coloring the whole row by status

QA before delivering

rows sorted descending
deltas signed
unit once
highlight <= 1
source present

Data shape

title	action title with a number
source	bottom-left always
unit	on first value label
value_header	CAPS column header over the bars
delta_header	CAPS column header over the delta column
categories	array of {label, value, delta, highlight?}

Sample data (golden)

{
  "title": "Piping holds 84 of 213 open items",
  "eyebrow": "OPEN ITEMS BY SECTION",
  "source": "Source: weekly punch list, wk 28",
  "unit": "items",
  "value_header": "OPEN ITEMS",
  "delta_header": "VS LAST WEEK",
  "categories": [
    {
      "label": "Piping",
      "value": 84,
      "delta": -6,
      "highlight": true
    },
    {
      "label": "Electrical",
      "value": 46,
      "delta": 4
    },
    {
      "label": "Instrumentation",
      "value": 33,
      "delta": -2
    },
    {
      "label": "Civil",
      "value": 22,
      "delta": 0
    },
    {
      "label": "Mechanical",
      "value": 18,
      "delta": 3
    },
    {
      "label": "HVAC",
      "value": 10,
      "delta": -1
    }
  ]
}