Area chart

Check out the given walk-through on how to use Area chart in the Self-service visualisation.

Area chart Properties

An area chart or area graph displays graphically quantitative data. It is based on the line chart. The primary use of area charts is to show trends over a period.

• The best situation to use Area Chart: To showcase data that depicts a time-series relationship

• Examples:

  • To view the sales of a manufacturer over a period.

  • To display quarter wise revenue growth of an organization.

• Variations of this chart: Group and Stacked Area graphs

Properties

General Settings

• Style: Select a style to display the data (the provided choices for this field are: Overlaid, Stacked, 100%)

• Order: Select a sequence for displaying information

  • None

  • Ascending

  • Descending

  • Manual Sort (Users can manually sort the dimensions by using the indicator signs)

    • By selecting an order (ascending or descending, users will be required to configure the following fields:

      • Order By- Select a value option from the drop-down menu to order the sequence of the data.

      • Limit- Set a number to display the requested data by this limit.

• Exclude Global Filter: The view will be excluded from the Global Filter condition by putting a checkmark in the box.

• Show Data Label: Data label gets displayed by using a checkmark in the given box.

• Enable Base Zero: Base value gets presented from Zero by using a checkmark in the given box.

• Show Point: Enable the Show Point option by using a checkmark in the given box.

• Line Form: Select a line format from the drop-down menu (the provided choices for this field are Curve and Segment)

• Show Legend: Displays legend by turning on the radio button. After enabling ‘Show Legend’, users need to select the following information:

• Legend Style: Select one of the following options by using the drop-down menu.

  • Fixed

  • Floating

• The following fields appear when the selected Legend Style option is Fixed.

  • Legend Font Size: This option allows to increase or decrease the font size of the legend.

  • Legend Orientation: This option will be provided when the Show Legend option is enabled, and the selected Legend Style is Fixed. The users need to select an option out of the given choices using the drop-down menu.

    • Vertical

    • Horizontal

  • Legend Checkbox: Enable this option by a checkmark to add the checkbox beside the Legend. It helps the users to customize the display of the data (The data for a legend value appears if a checkmark is used in the given checkbox. The data for the unchecked checkbox does not appear).

View Filter

• Filter: Select a filter condition using the drop-down menu.

Area chart displaying the selected data values in ascending order with fixed legend

Category Axis

• Title: Provide a title for the axis.

• Axis Label: Enable the category axis label by using a checkmark in the box.

• Label Angle: Select a display angle for the axis label.

Primary Value Axis

• Title: Provide a title for the Primary Value Axis

• Axis Label: Enable the Primary Value Axis label by using a checkmark in the box

• Format Type: Select a desired format type from the drop-down menu (the provided options for this field are: None, Auto, Percent, Thousand, Lacs, Crore, Million)

• Currency Type: Select a currency symbol to be displayed in the view (the provided options for this field are: None, Euro, Rupees, Pound, USD, Yen, Cent)

• Precision: Set the after-decimal value (It displays up to 5 precision)

Insights

• Text: Provide any information regarding the chart. If any digit or character is required to be highlighted, put it inside two asterisks. (E.g., *70%* or *skills*).

• Text align: There are three alignments to align the text.

  • Left

  • Right

  • Centre

• Position: There are two options to position the text.

  • Bottom

  • Right