Chart settings
Charts are configurable. For example, you can choose to display a legend, customize a color scheme, or set your own title.
Available settings depend on the type of chart being configured.
General settings
General settings affect the overall display of charts.
To open general settings, click
Warning
The settings specified below may not be available for some chart types.
Name |
Description |
Header |
Sets the header for the chart.
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Legend |
Displays the legend below the chart. The legend contains chart colors with text descriptions referring to the field values in the ** section.
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Sum in tooltips |
Displays a sum in a tooltip when you hover over the chart display.
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Navigator |
Displays an additional element below the chart, the navigator. Allows reducing a data selection displayed in the chart.
For more information, see this guide. |
Pagination |
Breaks a table into pages.
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Limit |
Sets the number of rows to export. This is also the number of rows displayed per page. Available if Pagination is enabled. |
Grouping |
Displays unique field values.
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Totals |
Displays a row with total values for table columns. Values in the row are calculated using the same formulas as aggregation in the relevant measure.
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Field settings
You can configure:
- Both dimensions and measures for charts based on a dataset.
- Only measures for QL charts.
To open settings of a dimension or a measure, click the icon to the left of its name.
Note
If you apply an aggregation to the dimension, it will become a measure and the relevant settings will become available for it.
Dimensions
Name |
Description |
Parameter |
Sets dimension name. |
Type |
Sets dimension data type. |
Grouping |
Sets grouping or rounding type. The setting is only available for dimensions of the |
Format |
Sets value display format. |
Date mode |
Sets date display mode. This setting is only available for dimensions of the
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Aggregation |
Sets aggregation type. Aggregation functions are available according to the Aggregating data table. |
Markdown |
The field value will be formatted according to Markdown. Only available for |
Sub-totals |
Shows columns and/or rows with subtotals. This setting is only available for Pivot table charts. |
Measures
Name |
Description |
Parameter |
Sets measure name. |
Type |
Sets measure data type. Not available for QL charts. |
Aggregation |
Sets aggregation type. Aggregation functions are available according to the Aggregating data table. Not available for QL charts. |
Markdown |
The field value will be formatted according to Markdown. Only available for |
Format |
Sets value display format. |
Decimal places |
Sets the number of characters displayed after the decimal point. Not available for QL charts. |
Display groups of thousands |
Enables displaying groups of thousands for numeric values.
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Prefix |
Sets the text displayed before a value. |
Postfix |
Sets the text displayed after a value. |
Dimension |
Sets the rounding scale for values. |
Section settings
To open section settings, click
Axes
Axis settings are only available for charts that have at least one X or Y axis:
- Line chart.
- Area chart (stacked and normalized).
- Column chart (including a normalized column chart).
- Bar chart (including a normalized bar chart).
- Scatter chart.
You can configure settings for both the X and Y axes.
Warning
Some of these settings may not be available for some axes.
Name |
Description |
Axis name |
Sets axis label.
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Axis type |
Defines axis type. This setting is available if fields in the axis section are of the
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Display mode |
Enables configuring continuous chart display.
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Axis formatting |
Sets the formatting of numerical axis labels.
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Grid |
Enables/disables grid display in a chart.
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Grid increments, px |
Sets grid increment in pixels. Available if Grid is enabled.
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Labels |
Shows or hides axis labels based on field values.
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Label appearance |
Sets the way the labels are displayed. Available if the Labels setting is enabled.
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Null values |
Allows selecting a null value handling method.
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Scaling |
Sets the chart axis scale.
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Colors
Generally, you can set a specific color for any graph value.
The following settings are available for a tree diagram, a table (including a pivot table), and a map:
Name |
Description |
Gradient type |
Sets the number of colors in the gradient.
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Color |
Sets a color for a value. Available colors depend on the gradient type. |
Set threshold values |
Allows setting threshold values for each color. |
Borders |
Sets borders for geopolygons.
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You can create color palettes and use them in your charts.
Labels
Labels display measure values on the chart. Markup functions are supported. For String
type fields, you can configure using basic Markdown syntax: click the icon before the field name and enable Markdown.
Labels are available for the following charts types:
- Line chart.
- Area chart (stacked and normalized).
- Column chart (including a normalized column chart).
- Bar chart (including a normalized bar chart).
- Pie chart.
- Map.
Sorting
Allows you to sort chart values by measure or dimension.
Sorting is available for the following chart types:
- Line chart.
- Area chart (stacked and normalized).
- Column chart (including a normalized column chart).
- Bar chart (including a normalized bar chart).
- Pie chart.
- Table (including a Pivot table).
Filters
Filters allow you to make a selection of values by dimension or measure.
Filters are available for all chart types.
Map section settings
You can configure layers, point size and color, tooltips, and filters.
To open section settings, click
Warning
Depending on the visualization type, different settings are available.
Name |
Description |
Disk |
Sets point size depending on the measure value. |
Colors |
These set a color for geopoints and geopolygons depending on the measure value. |
Tooltips |
These create a tooltip displayed when you hover over a point. The tooltip contains dimension and measure values. For |
Layer filters |
Create a selection by dimension or measure for the current layer. |
General filters |
Create a selection by dimension or measure for the whole chart. |
Layers
You can add up to five layers with any visualization types to a single map:
- Scatter chart:
Geopoints
dimension type. - Choropleth map:
Geopolygons
dimension type. - Heat map:
Geopoints (heat map)
dimension type.
You can delete and rename layers.
You can change the transparency of the current layer using the slider. You can also set transparency of a text field above the slider.
Transparency can have a value from 0 to 100.
Colors
You can set a color for geopoints and geopolygons, which will depend on the measure value.
Name |
Description |
Gradient type |
Sets the number of colors in the gradient.
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Borders |
Sets borders for geopolygons.
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Color |
Sets a color for geopoints and geopolygons. Available colors depend on the gradient type. |
Set threshold values |
It allows you to set threshold values that will refer to each color. |
You can create color palettes and use them in your charts.